(Innocence)
Lucy Shelton was stunning as the Teacher, a role written in the Sprechstimme style. She shifted flawlessly between declaimed text and hauntingly musical gestures at the extremes of her voice to express the horror of her experience
–Operawire
(Innocence) the final opera by the extraordinary Finnish composer
Kaija Saariaho is unquestionably a work for our day and age… and
– making her Met Opera debut at 82 –the peerless, fearless trailblazer
Lucy Shelton
–Steve Smith
photo credit: Karjaka Studios
“Shelton’s musicianship, technique, and intelligence are unfailing…”
–The Boston Globe
“So pure and expressive is Shelton’s voice that she could create magic merely by reciting from the phonebook.”
–The Washington Post
“Mellifluous, creamy phrasing and breathtaking virtuosity.”
–London Sunday Times
