Kymach is commanding with impressive stage presence and a rich, smooth voice full of dark chocolate and the finest old tawny port.
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José Miguel Pérez-Sierra, Conductor
Vasily Petrenko, Conductor
Emmanuel Villaume, Conductor
Damiano Michieletto, Stage Director
Edward Gardner, Conductor
Edward Gardner, Conductor
Vasily Petrenko , Conductor
Debut with Royal Opera House as Escamillo in the new production of Carmen, with Palau de les Arts Reina Sofia as Count Tomsky Pique Dame, as Robert Iolanta at the Royal Albert Hall, return to Opera de Tenerife as High Priest of Dagon Samson et Dalila, appearances with Opéra national de Paris and Welsh National Opera, concerts with the Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra and the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra.
Appearences with Houston Grand Opera as Giorgio Germont La traviata, Don Giovanni with Opera Australia, Opéra Nice, Théâtre d’Antibes, and Welsh National Opera, Escamillo Carmen with Lyric Opera of Chicago, Tomsky Pique Dame at Grange Festival, house and role debut at Gran Teatro del Liceu as Sir Riccardo Forth I puritani, role and house debut as Lord Enrico Ashton Lucia di Lammermoor at Auditorio de Tenerife, Rubinstein’s The Demon at Queen Elizabeth Hall London, Don Carlos in Dargomyzhsky’s The Stone Guest at Bolshoi Theatre Moscow.
First Prize Winner of the BBC Cardiff Singer of the World 2019.
Verdi - La sua lampada vitale
2019 BBC Cardiff Singer of the World
Verdi - La sua lampada vitale
2019 BBC Cardiff Singer of the World
Massenet - Vision Fugitive
2019 BBC Cardiff Singer of the World
Massenet - Vision Fugitive
2019 BBC Cardiff Singer of the World
Rachmaninov - Aleko’s Cavatina
2019 BBC Cardiff Singer of the World
Rachmaninov - Aleko’s Cavatina
2019 BBC Cardiff Singer of the World
But what sort of Don Giovanni was Ukrainian baritone Andrei Kymach? One who owned, even exulted, in his own shadow. His Act two serenade (“Deh vieni alla finestra, o mio Tesoro”), delivered because – let’s face it – he’s now trying to seduce Donna Elvira’s maid, was one of the most purely charming musical moments in the whole work – smooth, urbane, a relief, with its graceful musical arc as Kymach gave us the nobility of the title role peeping out from under the decadent surface. And it’s not as if this Don wasn’t aware of his depravity – “What have I done?” hissed Kymach in horrified tones over the Commendatore’s body in scene one. But later, unrepentant while fully aware of consequences, he assumed the same pose over the Commendatore’s prone gravestone likeness, kissed the likeness’ brow and drove the sword in again.
Making his Opera Australia debut is Ukrainian baritone Andrei Kymach. An excellent piece of casting as Kymach always came across as the powerful and menacing yet charming rogue. His vocal intonations were clear and always appropriate to the lyrics he was singing.
Andrei Kymach inhabits the role of Don Giovanni, portraying him as the vile seducer he is, prepared to trick and cheat his way to get what he wants in any situation. Kymach’s rich baritone captured the nuances of both Mozart’s score and Da Ponte’s libretto, and was a thrill to listen to.
Andrei Kymach as Count Tomsky almost stole the show in Act One with his narration of the tale of the Queen of Spades, a real tour de force, a feature Kymach brought off again in the final scene with his song to entertain his gambler friends, here given a very suggestive slant. In between this was a strongly drawn character, vividly sung.
As Count Tomsky, Ukrainian baritone Andrei Kymach demonstrated why he won the BBC Cardiff Singer of the World in 2019. His narration of the Countess’s history in Act 1 and the entertainment his offers the gaggle of gamblers in Act 3 are superbly characterised and delivered with controlled artistry.
When Andrei Kymach’s Count Tomsky strode up to narrate the tale of the old Countess and her “tri karti”, the secret sequence of three cards that will bring untold wealth, the sheer power and vitality of his baritone drew gasps from the audience.
