Bernard
Abervandana – reviews
...Bernard as Remus in Treemonisha…”displayed fine singing with clear diction and beautiful line”.
John Bird for Remotegoat at the Queen Elizabeth Hall , South Bank 10/06/2010
"Abervandana bravely met the cruel tessitura in Bacchus'
music with intelligence..."
Raoul Abdul in The New York Amsterdam News on Ariadne auf Naxos,
Opera Noire and Ensemble du Monde
“Bernard
Abervandana as Canio, the leader of the troupe of actors whose vocal empowerment
reaches frightening heights of intensity as he spirals into violence for
the final murder of his wife….”
George Hall in The Guardian on I Pagliacci, Pegasus
Opera and English Touring Opera
”Equally impressive, in acting as well as
singing... Bernard Abervandana as a Gabriele Adorno ‘with attitude’
in a tremendous performance of ‘O inferno – Sento avvampar’
from Simon Boccanegra...”
Hugh Vickers in the Oxford Times on a gala performance at the Sheldonian
Theatre, Oxford

"Bernard Abervandana was the all-important Leader and
played the role with a fierce commitment that maintained the tension throughout…"
Patrick O'Connor in Opera Magazine, on Weill's Lost in the Stars
at Battersea Arts Festival
“Don Jose, skilfully played by Bernard Abervandana
whose rich tenor voice is used to highly dramatic effect in the tragic
denouncement…”
David Hammond in The Huddersfield Daily Examiner on Carmen
at the Linbury Theatre, Royal Opera House

“...
above all, the cast’s comprehensive vocal strengths, particularly
that of Bernard Abervandana in the role of Tamino..."
Adrian Smith in The Huddersfield Daily Examiner on The Magic
Flute at the Lawrence Batley Theatre, Huddersfield
”Bernard Abervandana was notable among supporting
roles”….
Fiona Maddocks in The Observer on The Magic Flute
at the Hackney Empire
.”Bernard Abervandana was unexpectedly imposing...”
Fiona Maddocks in Opera magazine
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