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LEPORELLO
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"Leporello
was Kevin Burdette . . . his performance was a tour de force of vocal
splendor and comic timing." -San Francisco Chronicle "The rest
of the international cast, mostly young but already veterans in their
parts, provided a luxurious vocal feast, seeming to top each other at
every turn. Kevin Burdette, allowed some knock-kneed high jinks as Leporello,
delivered a delicious comic performance, pointed and penetrating of voice."
-Musical America "Leporello, performed by American bass Kevin Burdette, truly stole the show for me. He not only has an impressive voice, but also is a fantastic comic actor of the very physical sort, often interacting directly with the audience. He at times reminded me of the Tin Man in The Wizard of Oz. I cannot say enough. He was captivating, and everyone adored watching him." -Huffington Post 'The character Leporello is a show-stealer, and bass Kevin Burdette managed the heist in style, whether mouthing off at his master in their buddy scenes, imitating the bosss walk and voice in the disguise scene, or just trying not to get too seriously injured when another of the Dons schemes goes awry. His comic timing and wide-ranging basso buffo made him an audience favorite." -Boston Classical Review "Don Giovanni's other half, Leporello, was superb basso Kevin Burdette, who sang wonderfully despite having been instructed to stagger around the stage like a puppet tangled in his strings. Now, here's some deep Regietheater symbolism for you, but Burdette pulled it off brilliantly. He could have a career as a dancer." -Opera West "In one of
the most boisterous and exciting moments of director Christopher Alden's
Don Giovanni . . . the Don's servant Leporello (played with humor and
dexterity by bass Kevin Burdette), sings of his master's ever-growing
list of sexual conquests . . . At one point, Leporello is limp with dread
and fear, and drapes himself over a cube, which simultaneously serves
as Don Giovanni's lavish dining table. Here, lying on his stomach, arms
askew, Leporello delivers his operatic belts. No small physical feat."
-Domus "Sidekick
Kevin Burdette made an amusing entrance as Leporello, crawling into view
from underneath a heap of paper. When he sang the 'Catalog' aria listing
his master's conquests -- in Spain alone, 1,003 -- he might as well have
been walking through crumpled up drafts of the manuscript . . . . Burdette
already presents a major voice." -Bloomberg "Kevin Burdette
was a resonant, loose-limbed Leporello." -New York Times "Kevin Burdette [as Leporello]: Wow, what a package he is -- an actor personified, and a true-blue bass that's wonderfully deep but not too dark. Each time he was up, he topped his previous number. Articulation, projection, rapid-fire enunciations, and some thrilling rolled Rs left nothing to be desired." -Oak Ridger "The hit of the evening has to have been Burdette, no stranger to the role of Leporello in his distinguished career. His every movement is virtually choreographed with never a wasted or overdone touch, all the while in perfect voice, a tribute to his own timing as well as to Griffin's meticulous direction." -South Shore Critic |
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