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Article: Her voice is commanding, and so is her presence ; Renowned Polish contralto takes on role of Tancredi
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- The Boston Globe (Boston, MA)
- Article date:
- October 18, 2009
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When Ewa Podles sings, people listen. Her rare contralto voice,
the lowest female variety, grabs the audience right by the ears,
with its chocolate-rich intensity, androgynous depth, and throbbing,
smoky pulse.
But the seductive vocal instrument Podles has been wielding in
the world's great opera houses for decades now is only part of the
story. Onstage, this proudly Polish diva from Warsaw takes command
like the general of an army. Her commitment to any role, be it the
earth-goddess Erda in Wagner's "Ring" cycle or Julius Caesar in
Handel's "Giulio Cesare," is so total as to be terrifying. Some
critics have even advised listeners to fasten their seat belts when
she makes an entrance.
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Article: Four Seasons Presents Ewa Podles and Moscow Chamber ...
Oakland Post;
March 12, 2000 ;
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... ... 2000 Four Seasons Presents Ewa Podles and Moscow Chamber Orchestra ... Seasons Concert Presents Ewa Podles, Contralto, Moscow Chamber ... Works by Rossini: Arias from Tancredi, Semiramide, Maometto, II ... 30, $25, $20. EWA PODLES was born in Poland and completed ...
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