Caroline Worra

2011 - Highlights

AGRIPPINA

BOSTON LYRIC OPERA

"Of course, no production of this opera can work without a compelling Agrippina, and soprano Caroline Worra was all that and more. Put simply, she had it all - a beautiful voice, dynamic stage presence, tremendous technique and a keen dramatic instinct. Worra's performance was so richly charismatic that her presence was felt even when she was absent from the stage - which is exactly the way Agrippina would have wanted it." (Opera News - Karen Ratzlaff - March 11, 2011)

"As Agrippina, exquisite Caroline Worra woos us into her world of intrigues while demonstrating the years of vocal training. Every note from her is a gift, and all of her arias are limpid and satisfying. She is conniving, enticing, disdainful, and beautiful...What else can we ask for from a diva?" (BostonEventsInsider.com - Lily Thompson - March 14, 2011)

A Remarkable Performance

"As the manipulative matriarch herself, soprano Caroline Worra gave a remarkable performance. Her bright, focused soprano soared across the florid passages with ease. Although her comic sense was innately keen, she was equally strong in dramatic moments, such as the astounding "Pensieri" aria, in which her voice took on a plangent quality. An endearing stage presence, she made it difficult to completely detest this Agrippina." (EDGEboston.com - Ed Tapper - March 12, 2011)

"Soprano Caroline Worra makes a kind of mad stage mother of Agrippina - she seems to be devouring the role as we watch; but she's also in glorious voice, and when the empress is suddenly struck by guilty doubts, suddenly Worra is dramatically riveting, too." (The Hub Review - Thomas Garvey - March 14, 2011)

"Worra spun out elegant coloratura lines - Handel was in his Italian phase, and some of her arias have that "how can she do that?" quality." (BostonHerald.com - Keith Power - March 13, 2011)

"...in the title role, Caroline Worra was vocally and dramatically commanding as a free wheeling Agrippina, crazed with blind ambition for her son yet not without her own sympathetic vulnerabilities." (The Boston Globe - Jeremy Eichler - March 14, 2011)

"Beautiful Soprano Caroline Worra, who thrilled audiences in "Idomeneo" last year, is deliciously scheming as Agrippina." (The Theater Mirror - Sheila Barth - March 15, 2011)

"In the title role, soprano Caroline Worra made the most of her juicy part, offering scintillating coloratura and a three dimensional characterization of the emperors wife, by turns arrogant, scheming, and tormented by misgivings...Musical highpoints for me included Agrippina's first aria "I exult in the rage of the storm" whose fearless brilliance evokes the character's dauntlessness." (The Boston Musical Intelligencer - Geoffrey Weiting - March 15, 2011)

"As Agrippina, soprano Caroline Worra...acted with great comic timing. In her scheming - and her frustration when her plans went awry - I thought of Lucille Ball more than once. She understands Baroque style, and her trill is something to treasure." (BerkshireFineArts.com - David Bonetti - March 13, 2011)

"Caroline Worra, who plays the titular mother, is most notably adept at these complicated, difficult and incredibly fun to hear musical moments. Her commanding soprano and delicate trills fit the demanding role perfectly, and she delivers difficult arias such as "Pensieri, voi mi tormentate," which the character deftly and expertly sings during her "mad scene." (The Tufts Daily - Emma Bushnell - March 18, 2011)

"The star of the night was Caroline Worra's performance as Agrippina. Her voice soared the entire night and never faltered...This was a great role for her...and she stood up to the challenge." (JJK - Boston Theatre Review - March 19, 2011)

Please go to BLO.org for more information about this production of Agrippina.

Production photos and a video excerpt can also be found there.

RECITAL - with pianist Jennifer Peterson

LUTHER COLLEGE

photos by: Zach Stottler - 2011

TOSCA

CEDAR RAPIDS OPERA THEATRE

Tosca is Triumph for Cedar Rapids Opera Theatre

"...Caroline Worra is captivating in the title role... All the vocal performances are glorious, but soprano Worra weaves a special kind of charm through moments of giddy, naive love in the arms of her painter to terror at Scarpia's menacing physical advances, then utter anguish over Cavaradossi's torture and death. Her every aria is a highlight in its own right under the power and control of her shimmering, crystalline vocal and physical radiance." (The Gazette - Diana Nollen - January 16, 2011)

Mark Brown as Mario Cavaradossi and Caroline Worra as Tosca

Todd Thomas as Scarpia and Caroline Worra as Tosca

Todd Thomas as Scarpia and Caroline Worra as Tosca

Mark Brown as Mario Cavaradossi and Caroline Worra as Tosca

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