Vivica Genaux

"Something special happens when she starts to sing," wrote an Opera News reviewer in 2001, commenting on Vivica Genaux's brilliant singing in a recorded performance of Handel's opera Arminio, -- "something that sets off a thrill, something that her warm, vibrant tone, razor-sharp diction, boldness of attack and sensational technique only begin to explain." Indeed, listening to a Genaux performance is a stunning experience. Defying the physical limits of the human voice, while finding the spiritual energy to sing demanding roles with exquisite taste and the right measure of pas...