KristinaMkhitaryan

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Press

  • Song Series (Rachmaninov)

    Wigmore Hall
    Jan 2024

    • Mkhitaryan’s voice is gorgeously rich and creamy throughout her range from the throbbing chest notes in Ippolitov-Ivanov’s ‘Do not leave me without saying farewell’ to the floated notes above the stave (Rachmaninov’s ‘They answered’ and ‘Here it’s so fine’).

  • La Boheme (Puccini)

    Metropolitan Opera, New York
    Jan 2024

    • Mkhitaryan has a voice as fiery and attention-grabbing as the character she embodied. All attention was on her Musetta as she flirted outrageously to recapture Marcello’s heart at the Café Momus. Her glamour and theatrics, however, were just secondary to the captivating beauty of her voice.

  • Turandot (Puccini)

    Wiener Staatsoper
    Dec 2023 - Dec 2023

    • Im Reigen der vielen Rollendebütanten ist die Russin Kristina Mkhitaryan eine berührende Liù. [translated] Among the many role debutants, the Russian Kristina Mkhitaryan is a touching Liù.

    • Ebenfalls meisterhaft: Kristina Mikhitaryan als Liù mit glänzenden Höhen und hingebungsvoll leidendem Charisma. [translated] Also masterful: Kristina Mikhitaryan as Liù with brilliant highs and devotedly suffering charisma.

    • Vokal starke Umgebung: Besonders Kristina Mkhitaryan (als Liù) überzeugt durch Klarheit und Präsenz. [translated] Vocally strong environment: Kristina Mkhitaryan (as Liù) in particular impresses with her clarity and presence.

  • La Traviata (Verdi)

    Royal Opera House, London
    Jul 2023

    • Kristina Mkhitaryan handled Violetta’s drama and vulnerability with tremendous amounts of care, from the very first moment we see her... 'Sempre libera' showed off every sumptuous corner of her voice and she didn’t let the complexity of the coloratura overshadow her expressiveness and depth of tone... 'Addio del passato' was spun like silk yet had a knife-like clarity in some daring pianissimo moments.

    • Kristina Mkhitaryan is stunning as Violetta, whether using her powerful but warm voice to convey the joy of the party-girl when we first meet her or the misery of losing her love and then her life. Her ability to convey such a wide range of emotions so convincingly, especially in the final scene, shows that her glorious voice is matched by outstanding acting ability.

    • Kristina Mkhitaryan, who takes the role of the heroine in this revival, makes clear that it is more than merely winsome charm. While presenting an appealing and graceful character, she displays plenty of spirit, with flashes of ironic humour and even anger. By the final act – essentially an extended and eventful death scene – her acting achieves an expressionistic intensity. Her voice, always flexible and nuanced in this long and demanding role, is characterised more by rich, mellow colours than steeliness or glitter, even in the coloratura of the famous showpiece that closes the first act.

  • Maria Stuarda (Donizetti)

    Dutch National Opera, Amsterdam
    May 2023

    • Kristina Mkhitaryan was phenomenal in the title role. Her voice soared and swooped through melodies in a way that transported one almost to an out-of-body experience.

    • Les rôles des deux rivales sont formidablement défendus par Kristina Mkhitaryan (Maria Stuarda) et Aigul Akhmetshina (Elisabetta). La première émeut d’emblée dans son air d’entrée, Oh, nube! che lieve per l’aria ti aggiri, où elle se remémore ses jeunes et heureuses années, avant de monter en fureur vers la fameuse conclusion de l’Acte I et les paroles insultantes à l’encontre d’Elisabetta, « Figlia impura di Bolena, parli tu di disonore ?... Profanato è il soglio inglese, vil bastarda, dal tuo piè! ». Le timbre est riche et la musicalité assurée, menant à la longue scène finale, Deh! tu di un umile preghiera, pleine d’émotion[...]. [Translated] The roles of the two rivals are formidably defended by Kristina Mkhitaryan (Maria Stuarda) and Aigul Akhmetshina (Elisabetta). The first is immediately moving in its opening aria, Oh, nube! che lieve per l'aria ti aggiri , where she reminisces about her young and happy years, before rising in fury towards the famous conclusion of Act I and the insulting words against Elisabetta, "Figlia impura di Bolena , parli tu di disonore?... Profanato è il soglio inglese, vil bastarda, dal tuo piè! ". The timbre is rich and the musicality assured, leading to the long final scene, Deh! you di un umile preghiera , full of emotion[...].

  • Les Pêcheurs de perles (Bizet)

    Grand Théâtre de Genève
    Dec 2021

    • Triomphe surtout la Leïla de la Russe Kristina Mkhitaryan, soprano au médium charnu et souriant, dont les vocalises grimpent avec grâce jusqu’à la stratosphère, n’esquivant pas quelques accents de rage lors de ses affrontements avec le baryton. [Translated] Above all, the Leïla of the Russian Kristina Mkhitaryan triumphs, a soprano with a fleshy and smiling medium, whose vocals climb gracefully to the stratosphere, not avoiding a few accents of rage during her clashes with the baritone.

  • Les Indes galantes (Rameau)

    Grand Théâtre de Genève
    Dec 2019

    • La Hébé séduisante de Kristina Mkhitaryan a une voix bien contrôlée et homogène, une diction impeccable et particulièrement apte à colorer. C’est elle qui peut-être a la partie la plus flatteuse et elle s’en sort avec les honneurs. [Translated] Kristina Mkhitaryan's Hebe has a well-controlled and consistent voice, particularly apt for embellishment, and impeccable diction. It is she who has perhaps the most flattering role and she comes out with all due honours.

    • Bel engagement aussi pour Kristina Mkhitaryan qui apporte à ses rôles, Hébé / Zima, une nouvelle profondeur émotionnelle, délectable. [Translated] A lovely engagement too for Kristina Mkhitaryan who brings to her roles, Hebe/Zima, a new emotional depth - delectable.

    • La distribution est également excellente, avec une mention toute spéciale pour la soprano russe Kristina Mkhitaryan (Hébé, Emilie, Zima), omniprésente sur scène, qui déploie une voix charnue et fruitée à la fois, doublée d’une énergie scénique communicative. [Translated] The cast is equally excellent, with a special mention for Russian soprano Kristina Mkhitaryan (Hebe, Emilie, Zima), omnipresent on stage, who projects a voice that is both fleshy and fruity, with a communicative scenic energy to boot.