Gráinne Gillis
Contralto
Reviews
"Competing with Beadle for the diction prize was Gráinne Gillis, the Vampire Master, who had the opportunity to reveal her full vocal prowess, with vibrant and bright tones, towards the end of the opera."
'Opera Now' on 'Der Vampyr' with Gothic Opera, 2019
“Gillis – whose voice has rich, dramatic potential – [is] powerful in the title role.”
Fiona Maddocks in The Observer on The Medium at Grimeborn 2014
"Gráinne Gillis brings a touch of Katie Hopkins's brutal ruthlessness to club owner and landlady, Flora, though with pleasing timbre rather than shrillness in her voice."
Gary Naylor, Broadway World, La Traviata at the King's Head Theatre, 2018
"The final character in the story is Flora, the proprietor of the club, wonderfully played by Grainne Gillis as a business woman, hard of heart. "
LondonPubTheatres.com, Heather Jeffery, La Traviata at the King's Head Theatre, 2018
"A special mention must go to the singer [Gráinne Gillis] who took over the role of Suzuki at very short notice, so short she had to perform holding a tablet with the score. She did a remarkable job despite the circumstances - her flower duet with Bork was delicate and harmonious..."
Manuel Munoz (A Younger Theatre) on "Madama Butterfly" with Secret Opera, 2016.
"Gillis' charismatic performance....Gillis’s strong mezzo tones were even more impressive, bestowing Flora with suitable gravitas."
Matthew Lunn, BritishTheatre.com, La Traviata at the King's Head Theatre, 2018
Elektra
“....die getriebene, ihrem Tod entgegen taumelnde Mutter Klytämnestra fand in Grainne Gillis ebenfalls eine überzeugende Interpretin mit orgelnder Tiefe.”
“....the driven mother Clytemnestra, staggering towards her death, also found a convincing interpreter with organ-like depth in Grainne Gillis.”
Peter Sommeregger
Klassik Begeistert
Elektra at Brandenburger Theater
“Barbara Krieger (Elektra), Yvonne Elisabeth Frey (Chrysothemis) and Gráinne Gillis (Clytemnestra) triumphed with the Brandenburg Symphony Orchestra.”
NMZ on Elektra at Brandenburger Theater
“Alle drei Frauenpartien sind kongenial besetzt, wobei Yvonne Elisabeth Frey (als Chrysothemis) und Gráinne Gillis (als Klytämnestra) besonders auch durch ihre Textverständlichkeiten auffallen .... Ihre Stimmen, insgesamt, sind grandios; ihr schauspielerischer Impetus überzeugt.”
“All three female parts are congenially cast, with Yvonne Elisabeth Frey (as Chrysothemis) and Gráinne Gillis (as Clytemnestra) particularly notable for their ability to understand the text...Their voices, overall, are magnificent; their acting impetus is convincing“
Andre Sokolowski, Kultura-Extra on
Elektra at Brandenburger Theater
“Gráinne Gillis's Clytemnestra, with her dark, full-sounding mezzo-soprano....portrayed anger and vulnerability with great authenticity and involved acting....
The music and singing were magnificent.....A magnificent performance, the power of which would have done any great opera house proud.“
“Gráinne Gillis Klytämnestra war mit dunkel volltönendem Mezzosopran...Wut und Verletzlichkeit stellte sie mit großer Authentizität und involviertem Spiel dar.
....Grandios wurde musiziert und gesungen..... Eine großartige Leistung, die in ihrer Wucht jedem großen Opernhaus zur Ehre gereicht hätte.”
IOCO on Elektra at Brandenburger Theater
"The final character in the story is Flora, the proprietor of the club, wonderfully played by Grainne Gillis as a business woman, hard of heart."
LondonPubTheatres.com, Heather Jeffery, La Traviata at the King's Head Theatre, 2018
"Gráinne Gillis brings a touch of Katie Hopkins's brutal ruthlessness to club owner and landlady, Flora, though with pleasing timbre rather than shrillness in her voice."
Gary Naylor, Broadway World, La Traviata at the King's Head Theatre, 2018
