Delphine Galou made her Monteverdi debut at the Theater an der Wien, performing Penelope in Il ritorno d'Ulisse in Patria under the musical direction of Christophe Rousset (staging: Claus Guth). She was unanimously acclaimed by both the audience and the critics.

For Die Presse "Delphine Galou's vocal shape is light bitter and full of shades and pain" while the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung emphazises "the wonderful, almost ascetic controlled Delphine Galou with beautiful contralto voice". The Wiener Zeitung likes "Delphine Galou's velvet intonation which grants Penelope as much Grandezza as her trendy dress" while Der Standard praises "Penelope's moving and dark colors". Nachrichten.at is moved by the "intense and supple voice of Delphine Galou". The Kurier is adding: "wonderful singing and very special: Delphine Galou". The APA sums up: "fragility and strengh are balanced with virtuosity". The final words go to the critic of Der Neue Merker: "the one I liked most is Delphine Galou as Penelope with her homogen, well balanced, colorful voice and her velvet timbre. One immediately feels in her voice the complaint, the longing, the desire.

12 September 2012