A mezzo in a class by herself
(New York Times)

As Ulrica in the San Francisco Opera’s Un ballo in maschera

October 6, 2014|Reviews
“Dolora Zajick brought her trademark powerhouse mezzo-soprano to the short, but pivotal, role of the fortune teller Madame Arvidson, a role she has not sung before in San Francisco. A company regular since her Adler Fellow days 30 years ago, she remains a vocal miracle, retaining all of her enormous power and with surprisingly little wear after decades of singing the most demanding mezzo roles.” (San Francisco Chronicle, 5 October 2014) “As the devil-invoking fortune teller Ulrica, another famous Merola alumna (1983), Dolora Zajick, shook the rafters with one of the most powerful mezzo-soprano voices anywhere. It's unfortunate that she appears only in one scene; it would have been good to hear more of her.” (San Francisco Examiner, 5 October 2014) “Ulrica gets only one big scene in the opera, but mezzo-soprano Dolora Zajick, always a powerhouse, made the most of it.” (San Jose Mercury News, 5 October 2014) “Madame Arvidson, or Ulrica, as her name persists from the Boston version, was sung by veteran mezzo-soprano Dolora Zajick, who was a strong presence in this great character role.” (Operawarhorses, 5 October 2014)

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