{"id":10,"date":"2024-01-17T08:59:23","date_gmt":"2024-01-17T08:59:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nahadi.com\/?page_id=10"},"modified":"2026-03-03T13:33:28","modified_gmt":"2026-03-03T13:33:28","slug":"press-and-reviews","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/nahadi.com\/","title":{"rendered":"Press and reviews"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>&#8220;Mezzo-soprano Carla Nahadi Babelegoto is a gifted storyteller. Whether performing her ballads sitting or standing, she always struck the right note, the perfect tone, the necessary tempo.&#8221; Die presse, Vienna<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>&#8220;The protagonists are both excellent: after a low-key start, Orsho achieves a fierce exaltation in her demands for autonomy; Babelegoto, a striking singer-actor is particularly fine, with a wonderfully warm tone, making every word tell.&#8221; -The Guardian<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/music\/2023\/jun\/29\/woman-at-point-zero-review-linbury-theatre-royal-opera-house-london\"><strong>https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/music\/2023\/jun\/29\/woman-at-point-zero-review-linbury-theatre-royal-opera-house-london<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>&#8220;Neither Dima Orsho (Fatma, the prisoner) nor Carla Nahadi Babelegoto (Sama, the interviewer) overplayed as their lines moved from speaking to light recitative-style singing to full keening in Laila Soliman\u2019s focused, minimal staging.&#8221;- The New York Times<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-the-new-york-times wp-block-embed-the-new-york-times\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" title=\"At This Summer\u2019s Aix Festival, the Only Laughter Is Bitter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/svc\/oembed\/html\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nytimes.com%2F2022%2F07%2F12%2Farts%2Fmusic%2Faix-festival-il-viaggio-dante-woman-at-point-zero.html#?secret=qsUkbw8JDT\" data-secret=\"qsUkbw8JDT\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2022\/07\/12\/arts\/music\/aix-festival-il-viaggio-dante-woman-at-point-zero.html\">https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2022\/07\/12\/arts\/music\/aix-festival-il-viaggio-dante-woman-at-point-zero.html<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>&#8220;Die prima Donna des Abends ist Carla Nahadi Babelegoto als Pulcheria, die Tochter des boesen Zyprer-Koenigs Isacio. Mit ihrer geschmeidigen, kraftvollen und warmgetoenten Mezzo-Stimme ist sie eine ideale Haendel-Saengerin, eine di genauso das Herz waermt wie sie das Ohr erfreut&#8221; &#8211; Laszlo Molnar<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>&#8220;Le r\u00f4le de la r\u00e9alisatrice, Sama, est interpr\u00e9t\u00e9 par la mezzo-soprano italienne&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.olyrix.com\/artistes\/29923\/carla-nahadi-babelegoto\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Carla Nahadi Babelegoto<\/a>, qui puise dans sa connaissance approfondie de la musique ancienne une subtilit\u00e9 d\u00e9clamatoire ainsi qu\u2019une capacit\u00e9 \u00e0 modeler la ligne vocale comme en \u00e9cho avec les bribes de son qu\u2019elle puise dans le vivier instrumental, \u00e9galement selon les proc\u00e9d\u00e9s du chant improvis\u00e9.&#8221; &#8211; Florence Lethurgez, Olyrix<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>&#8220;Highlights included a soaring duet from Jasmin White and Ella Taylor, Carla Nahadi Babelegoto\u2019s petition as The Climate Refugee and the moving scoring for the childrens\u2019 chorus.&#8221;<\/strong> <strong>Hattie Butterworth, Opera now.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;Mezzo-soprano Carla Nahadi Babelegoto is a gifted storyteller. 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