Ainhoa Garmendia
soprano
"L'elisir d'amore" (Adina) - Glyndebourne Festival Opera - 2009
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"Outstanding too at this performance was the contribution of Spanish soprano Ainhoa Garmendia, who had flown in on the morning of the performance to take over from an ailing colleague in the leading role of Adina. Never less than confident in her singing or her acting, she meshed perfectly with her colleagues and the staging in an entirely remarkable piece of professionalism and savoir faire, saving the show with style". The Stage, George Hall, 24.07.09
"It was Garmendia who had saved the show. The wonder is that you simply wouldn't have guessed it. Everything that Arden clearly wanted from this Adina - spunkly but vulnerable, desperate for her man but not so desperate that she would ever show it - she delivered with gusto." The Times, Neil Fisher, 25.07.09
"At thursday's performance Ainhoa Garmendia flew in to take over the role of Adina at short notice and threw herself into the production as if she had sneaked a swig of Dulcamara's energy-giving elixir before going on." The Financial Times, Richard Fairman, 26.07.09
"Ainhoa Garmendia's singing had great glamour and dexterity. Dramatically, she was entirely credible as an affectionate yet manipulative woman caught up in her own games. And she didn't look out of place in Annabel Arden's thoughtful staging". The Guardian, Tim Ashley, 24.07.09
"The Spanish soprano seemed totally at home with the action, thanks to occasional, gentle strong-arming by her fellow cast members. No wonder she wept as she took her enthousiastic curtain call. We all, in the words of Nemorino's famous aria, shed "una furtive lagrima". The Observer, Fiona Maddock, 2.08.09
"Ainhoa Garmendia's acting was precise and confident. She knew exactly where she needed to be at every moment, and her ensembles were perfect. Though she's sung the role before at Leipzig, I could not believe she was performing it for the first time at Glyndebourne that night. How on earth did she manage to learn all this in a few hours, after what I was told was a single walk-through in a different location ? Arts Journal, Paul Levy, 27.07.09
"In these difficult circumstances, Garmendia gave a very creditable performance and entered into the spirit of the thing with gusto". The Telegraph, Rupert Christiansen, 24.07.09
"Ainhoa Garmendia had flown in only hours before but you wouldn't have guessed it. She had the moves, and her vocal characterisation was precise and flexible". London Evening Standard, Nick Kimberley, 24.07.09
"It was Garmendia who had saved the show. The wonder is that you simply wouldn't have guessed it. Everything that Arden clearly wanted from this Adina - spunkly but vulnerable, desperate for her man but not so desperate that she would ever show it - she delivered with gusto." The Times, Neil Fisher, 25.07.09
"At thursday's performance Ainhoa Garmendia flew in to take over the role of Adina at short notice and threw herself into the production as if she had sneaked a swig of Dulcamara's energy-giving elixir before going on." The Financial Times, Richard Fairman, 26.07.09
"Ainhoa Garmendia's singing had great glamour and dexterity. Dramatically, she was entirely credible as an affectionate yet manipulative woman caught up in her own games. And she didn't look out of place in Annabel Arden's thoughtful staging". The Guardian, Tim Ashley, 24.07.09
"The Spanish soprano seemed totally at home with the action, thanks to occasional, gentle strong-arming by her fellow cast members. No wonder she wept as she took her enthousiastic curtain call. We all, in the words of Nemorino's famous aria, shed "una furtive lagrima". The Observer, Fiona Maddock, 2.08.09
"Ainhoa Garmendia's acting was precise and confident. She knew exactly where she needed to be at every moment, and her ensembles were perfect. Though she's sung the role before at Leipzig, I could not believe she was performing it for the first time at Glyndebourne that night. How on earth did she manage to learn all this in a few hours, after what I was told was a single walk-through in a different location ? Arts Journal, Paul Levy, 27.07.09
"In these difficult circumstances, Garmendia gave a very creditable performance and entered into the spirit of the thing with gusto". The Telegraph, Rupert Christiansen, 24.07.09
"Ainhoa Garmendia had flown in only hours before but you wouldn't have guessed it. She had the moves, and her vocal characterisation was precise and flexible". London Evening Standard, Nick Kimberley, 24.07.09
