REVIEWS
“The young Latvian soprano Katrīna Paula Felsberga is a revelation as Emilia (a role originally created by Cuzzoni). With her luminous timbre and accomplished technique, she delivers formidable ornamented arias with astonishing ease and panache. Above all, her singing always serves the drama: each of her flourishes conveys an emotion – as in the mad scene following her father's death, where her vocalizations oscillate between heart-rending sobs and hysterical laughter, conveying Emilia's distress. Felsberga is as convincing in tragic pain as she is in tender affection, forming a poignant and perfectly balanced duo with Cenčić.”
— Pedro Medeiros on Flavio, re de’ Longobardi at the Latvian National Opera
Baroquiades
“The superstar of the performance was the young soprano Katrīna Paula Felsberga in the role of Emilia. Handel originally wanted to name the opera Emilia and wrote most of the arias for this character. They are beautiful, emotionally diverse and vocally complex – with virtuoso, brilliant coloraturas and flowing melodies, which Katrīna Paula Felsberga sang in a warm, gentle voice. Emilia's fiery aria of anger, based on temperamental acting, had a powerful effect, stirring the entire audience. In the voluminous a cappella solo cadenzas, which are a daunting test of intonational stability, the singer demonstrated absolute stability.”
— Inese Lūsiņa on Flavio, re de’ Longobardi
Diena
“Just like Francesca Cuzzoni, Katrīna Paula Felsberga is experiencing her moment of glory in the role of Emilia, having already sung Cerlina in Mozart's Don Giovanni and Adina in Donizetti's L'elisir d'amore at the Latvian National Opera. However, it is precisely in this role of Emilia, ranging from light lyricism to intense tragedy, with a wide range of emotions, especially in the third act, that her performance is artistically fulfilling and convincing, particularly in the tragically emotional aria following the murder of her father Lotario.”
— Lauma Mellēna-Bartkeviča on Flavio, re de’ Longobardi
LSM
The performance by the brilliant vocalist Katrina Paula Felsberga was outstanding. As we can see, she continues to boldly tackle the most complex compositions and the most challenging ideas, this time turning her attention to Schoenberg's canonical composition Pierrot Lunaire.
— Armands Znotiņš on Pierrot Lunaire
Latvijas Mediji
“Felsberga’s lovely, bright, clear soprano and attractive stage presence cannot be overlooked. ”
— Inese Lūsiņa on L’elisir d’amore at the Latvian National Opera
Diena
“Katrīna Paula Felsberga shone—her light and clean soprano sparkling with mirth and spirit.”
— Dominic Lowe on L’elisir d’amore at the Latvian National Opera
bachtrack.com
“The ravishing Latvian soprano Katrīna Paula Felsberga's singing in Bianchi's Canzuncella turned out to be a showpiece for clever vocal acrobats: a virtuoso performance with new techniques such as flutter tonguing, extensive lip tremolo, long sustained vibratoless tones and small glissandi.”
— Lotte Thaler on LiederWerkstatt at the Kissinger Sommer Festival
Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung
inTERVIEWS & MEDIA
Katrīna was featured in the latest segment of ReTV's broadcast Trīs kvadrātā, discussing opera across generations
Introduction to the recital with pianist Malcolm Martineau, exploring the music and themes of the program
Interview with composer Raivis Misjuns on Latvian Radio 3 about his chamber cantata premiere
Austrian ORF TV news segment on Katrīna's 1st prize and special prize win at Schubert und die Moderne with Justine Eckhaut
Highlights from the premiere of Upei pāri. Ziedonis un Vācietis at the Ola Foundation in Riga
Interview with pianist Agnese Egliņa and clarinetist Artūrs Perts on Latvian Radio 3 about the Latvija-Amerika program