Eric Cutler receives critical acclaim for role debut as Florestan in ‘Fidelio’ at Oper Stuttgart
September 26, 2016
“Even Eric Cutler, the American tenor who has visibly conquered the German scene, was not sitting still under the increased requirements of his debut as Florestan and wisely renouncing risk and began to elongate, the crescendo of “God” of his entrance aria with an effective piano, but right from the start robustly set at Mezzo Forte and swelled this even further to Forte. Afterward, he held up with an always well-supported tone and his slightly dark timbre which succeeded in shading a very natural Leidenston aria, which he sang with anxiety and hope. Without forcing things he lifted himself into the tricky heights of the celestial kingdom, the nameless joy as well as the final praise the achievement of his sweet wife. Sung in an unaffected polyphonic prose. All in all an enjoyable role debut.”
{Auch Eric Cutler, der sich zusehends das große deutsche Fach erobernde amerikanische Tenor, setzte unter der erhöhten Anspannung seines Florestan-Debuts klugerweise auf Risiko-Verzicht und hub zum langgezogenen, crescendierenden „Gott“ seiner Auftrittsarie nicht im effektiveren Piano, dafür aber im von Anfang an kernig sitzenden Mezzoforte an und ließ dieses noch weiter bis zum Forte anschwellen. Im weiteren Verlauf behauptete er sich mit allzeit gut gestützter Tongebung und gewann seinem leicht dunkel schattierten Timbre einen natürlich wirkenden Leidenston ab, der mit ihm bangen und hoffen machte. Ohne Griff zum Forcieren schwang er sich in die vertrackten Höhen des himmlischen Reiches, der namenlosen Freude wie auch dem finalen Lobpreis der Erringung des holden Weibes. Dazu eine unaffektiert stimmige Prosa. Alles in allem ein erfreulich runder Rollen-Einstand.}
Udo Klebes – Online Merker
“This particular run marked the role debut of Eric Cutler as Florestan and he is already a most notable interpreter of the role. His opening cry of ‘Gott!’ was absolutely elemental, growing with an enormous crescendo, the voice absolutely rock solid. As the aria developed, the voice continued to soar higher and higher, opening up thrillingly with the registers completely integrated. The voice itself is absolutely massive yet it was always used musically and the ability to fine the tone down to a perfectly supported pianissimo was just as impressive. Cutler was absolutely sensational.”