Mezzo-soprano Geneva Halverson’s red-plumed Witch sparked real terror during the singer’s taunting “Nibble, nibble, mousey, who’s nibbling at my housey?” in the third act, before an even more chilling “Hocus pocus, witch’s spell!” its final line hissed like a serpent with devilish glee.
-Opera Canada
“Mezzo-soprano Geneva Halverson brought dramatic intensity to Télaïre’s jealous sister Phébé, commanding the stage with every entrance, including the singer’s all-guns-blazing “Sortez, sortez d’esclavage.”
-Opera Canada
“Mezzo-soprano Geneva Halverson as the Second Lady equally brought dramatic intensity to the stage with every note and withering glare; the singer’s penetrating vocals always fully in command.”
-Opera Canada
“Halverson displayed an entire spectrum of vocal colours, matched by seamless phrasing, during Part II’s perennial crowd-pleaser, “How beautiful are the feet.”
-Holly Harris, Winnipeg Free Press
Videos
Recent Recordings
Ständchen by Schubert
(live recording by Renate Rossol, pianist & Geneva, mezzo soprano.)
Aufenthalt by Schubert
(live recording by Renate Rossol, pianist & Geneva, mezzo soprano.)
Der Doppelgänger by Schubert
(live recording by Renate Rossol, pianist & Geneva, mezzo soprano.)
Die Taubenpost by Schubert
(live recording by Renate Rossol, pianist & Geneva, mezzo soprano.)
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