Reviews
British Art Song Masterclass and Competition 2021
Il Grand' Inquisitor - Masterclasses, YAP winners and ensembles in Zeist 2022
British Art Song Masterclass and Competition 2021
For the winning duo, Dame Sarah based her decision on who would be ready to perform a recital at Wigmore Hall, choosing mezzo-soprano Anika-France Forget and pianist Cole Knutson, who gave mature and all-encompassing performances of Delius’s So white, so soft, so sweet is she; “a beautiful performance of a lovely song”, and Rebecca Clarke’s tragic narrative of Masefield’s The Seal Man.
Pauline Viardot Songs and Sonatine Concert 2021
Il Grand' Inquisitor - Masterclasses, YAP winners and ensembles in Zeist 2022
British Art Song Masterclass and Competition 2021
Altogether more Spanish flavour and emotion was evidenced by Anika-France Forget in Madrid. Together with her accompanist Mai Nakase, Anika-France was fully convincing of the inner emotions felt by a chastised lover in Reproches. Le miroir continued in the same vein. How good it would be to hear more from this pairing in particular.
Il Grand' Inquisitor - Masterclasses, YAP winners and ensembles in Zeist 2022
Il Grand' Inquisitor - Masterclasses, YAP winners and ensembles in Zeist 2022
Il Grand' Inquisitor - Masterclasses, YAP winners and ensembles in Zeist 2022
First of all, there is the Québécois-Canadian duo with Anika-France Forget and the pianist Rosane Lajoie. The discussions during the masterclass showed that they are very serious about songs and think carefully about song programs and repertoire (for example, they seem to be toying with the idea of rehearsing "Die schöne Müllerin"!). F
First of all, there is the Québécois-Canadian duo with Anika-France Forget and the pianist Rosane Lajoie. The discussions during the masterclass showed that they are very serious about songs and think carefully about song programs and repertoire (for example, they seem to be toying with the idea of rehearsing "Die schöne Müllerin"!). Forget sings with a heavenly beautiful mezzo, good expressiveness and beautiful pronunciation in both German and French.
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Katelyn Bird (Cecily) seems aptly named for her brilliant coloratura & precise intonation, while Anika-France Forget (Gwendolyn) was an effective contrast, every bit as playful & vocally impressive.