Primadonna/Ariadne

As Primadonna in Ariadne auf Naxos - UM Opera Theatre

April 13 Performance has been RESCHEDULED to April 26

Please note the change of date, time and location of the originally scheduled April 13th DMA recital.

I will be a featured soloist on Matthew Brower, Collaborative pianist, recital on Friday, April 26 at 7PM at the First Congregational Church, 608 E William St., Ann Arbor, MI 48104

Press Review of Ariadne

"And if that is how Ms. Chekhovskaya sounds when she’s sick, one can only wonder at her full powers." - Ann Arbor Press

"When guest conductor Kamal Khan (visiting from South Africa) first emerged, baton in hand, he announced that Antonina Chekhovskaya, the soprano scheduled to sing the part of Ariadne, had a head cold and might not be able to perform the entire show. Since the opera has been double cast, another Ariadne was available if necessary, but the show went on as planned. And if that is how Ms. Chekhovskaya sounds when she’s sick, one can only wonder at her full powers. As the lovesick Ariadne, abandoned on the desert island of Naxos by Theseus after helping him defeat the Minotaur in the labyrinth, her scenes are mesmerizing. Shrouded in black fabric, sometimes projecting from a completely prone position, she begs for death to the accompaniment of melancholy violins. She is attended by three dreadlocked sea nymphs whose voices blend like rolling waves, while shades of the underworld reach their hands up around Ariadne from the floor. Chekhovskaya’s desperate longing is entirely convincing."

To read the rest of the article:
Ann Arbor.com press review