“… , face à la Despina survoltée de Dorine Mortelmans, voix claire et juste, projection parfaite et drôlerie irrésistible.” Martine Mergeay – La Libre full article
“Côté vocal, saluons notamment la Despina espiègle de Dorine Mortelmans” critiques_musique full article
“Een goede Despina steelt altijd de show, en dat was deze keer zeker het geval met Dorine Mortelmans. Haar stem klonk soms wat hees, maar dat belemmerde haar niet om een spittante en vocaal kleurrijke Despina neer te zetten.” Il Grand’ Inquisitor full article
My season 23-24 came to an end this week with two wonderful concerts of our Liedduo. Almost time for a break, but first I take the time to share these things with you:
The day before our premiere of Mitridate, I was interviewed by Cara Van der Auwera in Music Matters by Klara, the flemish classical radio. You can relisten on VRTmax (starting at 1:21:39 – in Dutch).
As fraternal rivalry ignites, the music unleashes all its splendid virtuosity. Mitridate, re di Ponto, Mozart’s first opera seria, already bears the stamp of the genius that would manifest so prodigiously in his later works. Composed in 1770 to an Italian libretto inspired by Racine’s eponymous play, the work depicts a dynastic drama in which two rival brothers and their domineering father vie for power and the hand of the same princess. All the while, Roman forces are preparing to storm the region today known as Crimea. The characters – their ambitions, their contradictions, their passions – are portrayed with an unsettling truth, especially given that the composer was only 14 years old.
Staging Eric Gobin Musical direction Thibaut Lenaerts
Mitridate Stefan Sbonnik Aspasia Gianna Cañete Gallo Sifare Dennis Orellana Farnace Pieter De Praetere Ismene Dorine Mortelmans Arbate Sonia Sheridan Jacquelin Marzio Mathis Van Cleynenbreugel Actors Sina Noushmehr, Hamza Zairaf
With the Orchestre Royal de Chambre de Wallonie
Pianists Lionel Bams, Noemi Biro, Arnaud Dos Santos Staging assistant Charlie Cattrall Language coach Italian Primo Lunghi Dramaturge Keith Tillotson Set Frédéric Philippe Costumes Eric Gobin
Sung in Italian with surtitles in Dutch and French Introductions in Dutch or French one hour before curtain up Duration 3 hours with intermission
Tickets are now available for La Finta Giardiniera (Mozart) in Théatre des Martyrs, Brussels.
MIDSUMMER MOZARTIADES by Amadeus & co
Dates
Sun 26/06/22 15:00
Tue 28/06/22 19:00
Thu 30/06/22 19:00
Sat 02/07/22 19:00
CAST
Sandrina Amélie Robins Belfiore João Terleira Don Anchise Kenny Ferreira Arminda Laura Telly Cambier Ramiro Gema Hernández García Serpetta Dorine Mortelmans Nardo Ivan Thirion
Mise en scène Eric Gobin Direction musicale Gabriel Hollander Orchestre Royal de Chambre de Wallonie
“Et, au sommet du sextuor, on saluera les deux sopranos, Gianna Canete Gallo (Konstanze) aux aigus ravissants et “colorés”, et Dorine Mortelmans (Blondchen), à la voix longue et lumineuse, idéales l’une et l’autre dans des rôles très exposé, dont elles s’emparent avec une maîtrise et une liberté confondantes, sens de la scène en sus.” La Libre Belgique, 4.7.19
“L’altra coppia d’innamorati è formata dal tenore inglese William Blake, nei panni del servitore Pedrillo, e dal soprano Dorine Mortelmans in quello di Blonde, la cameriera inglese già un po’ femminista: entrambi perfetti per i rispettivi ruoli, buffi quanto basta, piacevolissimi grazie a voci morbide e ben impostate.” Giornale della Musica, 9.7.2019
Dorine Mortelmans 