Die Hexe, die Mutter
Hänsel und Gretel
| 2008 |
"Yvonne Fontane was another who caught my eye. First as the Mother and then as the Witch, her acting was superb, demonstrating her versatility both in the way she created characters and used her vocal colours. She sang ‘Da liegt nun der gute Topf in Scherben!’ with true emotion and was brilliant in ‘Halt!’ as the Witch, casting a spell over Hänsel and Gretel, ‘Hokus pokus, bonus jokus’." (Hänsel und Gretel Mutter & Hexe 2008, Diva Opera, OPERA NOW) Diva Opera’s Yvonne Fontane gave an outstanding and terrifying performance as the witch in the original Engelbert Humperdinck’s opera Hänsel und Gretel. (Hänsel und Gretel Mutter & Hexe 2008, Diva Opera, Henley Standard) |
| 2003 | "Things really catch fire with the appearance of Yvonne Fontane's leggy, vampish witch, a performance that mixes panto with torching sexual ardour and genuinely artful singing - a kind of feral forest Carmen." (Hansel and Gretel, Stowe Opera 2003, The TIMES) |
