Judith van Wanroij
Judith van Wanroij
Soprano
Judith van Wanroij is managed worldwide by Rozemarijn Tiben, excluding the francophone territories.
Contact:
E: rozemarijn.tiben@interartists.nl
T: +31 6 34 272 282
Highlights 2023-24
October-November 2023:
Dritte Dame in Die Zauberflöte at the Théâtre des Champs-Elysées in a new production by Cédric Klapisch led by François-Xavier Roth.
January-February 2024:
Rozenn in Lalo’s Le Roi d’Ys at Müpa Budapest and at the Concertgebouw with the Orchestra of the National Opera of Hungary led by György Vashegyi.
Cybèle in Lully’s Atys at the Royal Opera of Versailles with Les Talens Lyriques led by Christophe Rousset,
Revival of McBurney’s production of Die Zauberflöte at Theater Basel, role: Erste Dame.
Recital of arias from the time of Napoleon at the Hôtel National des Invalides in Paris.
Reviews
“‘Outstanding among the stylish cast is Judith Van Wanroij as the eponymous heroine, her delivery pliant and lucid, her satin tones persuasively seductive.”
“[Judith van Wanroij] now fully masters the torments of the character.”
“Judith Van Wanroij fascinates by her investment in the character of Phaedra. Leaving aside the “nice girls” to whom the beauty of her tone seems to be destined, she knows how to chisel her text in the tragic language, translating the heroine’s suffering into her body.”
“All her interventions are magnificent. Her only address to Venus « Ô toi, dont la présence allume/Le feu qui dévore mon cœur/Vénus, adoucis la rigueur/du mal secret qui le consume » is worth its weight in vocal gold. Judith van Wanroij, whose dramatic talent is as obvious as her radiant voice, is both touching and vengeful, capable of stripping away the deepest pain.”
“Salieri gives the role of Camille a beautiful musical and dramatic consistency, which Judith van Wanroij interprets magnificently. The voice is dark, valiant, expressing a whole range of feelings. The overflowing joy of ‘Oui, mon bonheur est assuré’ or ‘Que je vous dois d’encens’ soon gives way to pain and rage. The soprano’s expressiveness, served by a beautiful musicality, reveals the tragic fate of a character whose passions are misunderstood and despised.”
“Judith van Wanroij is also touching as La Contessa in Le Nozze di Figaro. The ductile and luminous metal of her voice and the purity of the vocal line are marvellous....”
“The role of Orpheus is played by Judith van Wanroij, who embodies her character with fierce intensity from beginning to end, and shines in particular with her heart-rending pleas. A truly dazzling performance.”
“Judith van Wanroij has a perfect timbre for ‘Die himmlische Freude’.”
“A recent recording of the opera Jephté perpetuates soprano Judith van Wanroij’s rightful fame in the French baroque repertoire. In Montéclair’s neglected masterpiece, she uses a mother role to tap into new dramatic layers in her voice. Suggestive in anguish visions or comforting in duets with daughter Iphise, Van Wanroij always combines formal French finesse with true emotions. She even dares to sacrifice vocal beauty to portrait the mother who is fighting like a tigress.”
“The stars of the performance are the Dutch soprano Judith van Wanroij as a truly fantastic Belinda.”