Catherine of Aragon — Henry VIII

2023 performances

Bard Music Festival  |  Annandale-on-Hudson, NY

Conductor:  Leon Botstein
Director: Jean-Romain Vesperini

Reviews:

“Catherine, unsurprisingly, is the moral heroine throughout: much put upon and self-sacrificing, with long-arching vocal lines that the soprano Amanda Woodbury sailed through with a smooth, caressing yet articulate tone.”
— Zachary Woolfe, New York Times

“In the sympathetic role of Catherine, soprano Amanda Woodbury is superb, particularly in conveying the queen’s reversals of fortune at the judicial synod.”
— George Loomis, Financial Times

“Amanda Woodbury was the picture of righteousness as Catherine…her crystalline, easily produced soprano largely suited the French style.”
— Cameron Kelsall, Bachtrack