of clarity and rightness particularly as sung by Ren Pape, who remains unequaled and magnificent in this important but usually thankless role. Evgeny Nikitin was a grizzled presence but vocally sound as the faithful Kurwenal, here given the futile task of trying to coax Tristan back to life. The produc
Date: Sep 27, 2016
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Met opens season with a dark yet musically triumphant “Tristan”
beautifully lyrical in her singing, and did admirable dramatic work in the somewhat thankless role of Brangne, showing real affection and concern for Isolde. Evgeny Nikitin was similarly affecting as her opposite number, Kurwenal, protesting his devotion to Tristan in a strong, gruff bass-baritone.
Date: Sep 27, 2016
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'Tristan und Isolde' Review: Lovers Sailing Into Darkness
hallucinations were entirely persuasive, even as he sang a succession of difficult monologues, and his tenor always sounded supported, without bellowing or pushing. Ren Pape was an authoritative King Marke, Ekaterina Gubanova a luminous Brangne, and Evgeny Nikitin a heartfelt Kurwenal. Pedro R. Daz
Last year, the Russian baritone, Evgeny Nikitin, was forced to withdraw from the title role in the Flying Dutchman when it was learnt that, as a youth in a heavy-metal band, he had had a very large swastika tattooed on his chest.
Date: May 09, 2013
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Opera singer Evgeny Nikitin cancels appearance over Nazi tattoo
Faced with concerns about a swastika tattoo he received during his younger days fronting a heavy metal band, Russian opera singer Evgeny Nikitin has pulled out of the renowned Bayreuth Festival in Germany, according to the event's organizers. Nikitin was to appear in a performance of Wagner's "The F
Date: Jul 24, 2012
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Nazi image leads Russian baritone to cancel Bayreuth appearance
A German television program broadcast Friday showed old footage of a bare-chested Evgeny Nikitin playing drums in a rock band, in which a swastika tattoo partly covered by another symbol could be seen. The festival said Nikitin made his decision amid questions from a German newspaper about the signi
Date: Jul 22, 2012
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Bayreuth: Samuel Youn steps in after Russian quits
BERLIN (AP) The Bayreuth opera festival says bass-baritone Samuel Youn has stepped in to take the lead role in "The Flying Dutchman," the annual event's opening production, after Evgeny Nikitin withdrew when it emerged he once had Nazi-related symbols tattooed on his body.
Evgeny Nikitin was meant to play the Flying Dutchman in Wagner's opera of the same name but German newspaper and TV images have shown him bare chested with tattoos that resemble symbols used by the Nazis.