“Schwäbische Zeitung Online”, 31st March 2008 :
The first part of the concert program was dedicated to Gioacchino Rossini's „The Barber of Seville“, first performed in 1816. Three excellent singers, the Danish soprano, Lisa Tjalve, together with the Korean tenor, Dong-Soek Im, and his fellow countryman, Adam Kim, sang Rossini's opera with all its amorous confusion and intrigues to its conclusive happy end in the Kulturhaus at Schloss Grosslaupheim. What happens in The Barber of Serville? Loriot said it well: „in his opera Rossini entangles a hairdresser in a chaotic bourgeois erotic setting“. The elegant soprano, Lisa Tjalve (born in Copenhagen) has a rich middle register at her disposal. In the uppermost register, her voice remains well-rounded, warm and kaleidoscopic in color, even in the Cavatina when she is being wooed by the Count Almaviva.
”Kultur Live”, Erfurt - Edition Nr 5 November/December 2007 :
Magnificent Upbeat, The 5th Successful Production by the Alte Opera, Erfurt: "Operetta Fireworks". So that the premiere did not need to be cancelled, the soprano Lisa Tjalve travelled from Denmark on short notice just for this performance. She sang the most beautiful melodies with bravura and a great feeling for operetta: ”Mein Liebeslied muss ein Walzer sein”, ”Die Julischka aus Budapest” and ”Ich bin einen anständ'ge Frau”. Ms Tjalve is a convincing actress who used a touch of both the erotic and comic in the duet ”Ach, Josef was bist du so keusch”. (A Staub)
”Der Opernfreund”& Der neue Merker, 27-07-2007
Elbland-Festspiele Wittenberge 2007
Champagne Mood and Vienna Charm on the Bank of the Elbe
This night a marvellous evening ball truly enchanted the audience. The lively stage style developed into a real operetta-show and I have seldom heard operetta melodies being sung so charming as in Wittenberge......The young Danish soprano Lisa Tjalve convinced with crystal clear coloraturas, especially in the aria “Musikanten sind da” by Franz Grothe, for which she received plenty of bravos.
(Manuela Miebach)
Boersen 19/4-05
The Opera at Funen plays Blicher´s "Hosekraemmeren" by Svend S. Schulz:
...that the performance became a great success after all is due to the sky-high artistic level of the performers. Lisa Tjalve celebrates her début in her home country with an emotional and high tension presentation of the wreathed bewildered Cecil who responds with catastrophe to her father's attempt to force her to marry. Lisa Tjalve defends the poor girl tooth and nail. She possesses voice, appearances, technique and eagerness to play in grand style - so now we have discovered how very skilful she is. But the composer has not given her challenges enough. With her talent she must with all possible speed get on to more interesting tasks - to which we are looking forward!
(Ulrik Cold)
Politiken (DK), 27-05-2003
Soprano in Black and Scarlet
Début concert - Lisa Tjalve - The Royal Danish Academy of Music, Copenhagen
”Coloratura soprano” Lisa Tjalve called herself with confidence in the invitation to the concert - and she certainly proved to be right. 3 songs by Sibelius showed from the beginning a remarkable scenic presence and even dramatic heights to which tremoulos fine soprano nuances were added in the 6 ”Walzer Gesänge” and the 4 Sibelius songs. Fatal darkness seemed at the début to be her most immediate scenic expression.
Six songs by Fernando Obradors were magnificantly presented - in a scarlet dress and black shawl - with a clear-cut sensation of pain, temperament and final tones as precise as whip cracks. Onwards it went towards the straight Bel Canto in the final number of ”La Regata Veneziana”. In ”Le Rossignol” by Delibes the soprano trilled with technical confidence in competition with the flute and delivered the silvery coloraturas as promised.
”Les filles de Cadiz” by the same composer was brilliantly sung with imaginary castanets and superior heigths. The three Rossini songs Lisa Tjalve turned into a mini drama in 3 acts and also here the coloraturas were perfectly delivered. Lisa Tjalve possesses without doubt a lyric-dramatic coloratura potential. The début showed a singer already well under way with her career.
(Thomas Michelsen)
www.mittelloge.de, 08-05-2003
The performer (Lisa Tjalve) meets the vocal challenges of the role and delivers the tones with ease.
Her voice holds a great flexibility, allowing her to expose all musical facets in depth in an emphatic performance to the delight of the audience.
(AHS)
Frankfurter Allgemeine, 22-04-2003
The Lübeck opera succeeded in Grétrys ”Zemire et Azor”. The opera excellently directed by Ludwig Planz presented admirable singing performances.
The Danish coloratura soprano Lisa Tjalve made with her silvery coloraturas and fine dynamic nuances and her graceful performance Zemire to a real ”Belle”.
(Jürgen Kesting)
Flensburger Tageblatt, 16-04-2003
Attraction between beauty and abomination.
A successful first performance of the fairytale opera ”Beauty and The Beast” by André Ernest Grétry. The expressive singers Lisa Tjalve (Zemire) and Roberto Gionfriddo (Azor) filled the title parts excellently.
(Joachym Ettel)
Lübecker Stadtzeitung, 15-04-2003
"thus Lisa Tjalve excelled the beast not only by grace, but also by the clearness of her coloratura soprano and the culmination of the nightingale aria.
(GüZ)
Lübecker Nachrichten, 13-04-2003:
”The Beauty & the Beast” by André Modeste Grétry at Theater Lübeck.
The shining star of this Rococo show was Lisa Tjalve as the Beauty.
The great aria in the 3rd act from which Donizetti stole for his ”Lucia di Lammermoor” she sang with great success. All coloraturas were correctly placed; her voice sounded clear also in the highest notes and never forced - great applause. ……By the end great applause and bravo first and foremost for Lisa Tjalve and for Marc Adam (for his direction).
(Jürgen Feldthof)
Flensburger Tageblatt, 10-03-2003:
Theater Lübeck's production of R. Strauss' the "Rosenkavalier" aroused exultation.
Sophie (Lisa Tjalve) was convincing as an erotic opponent to the Marschallin. In the last scene the three women's wonderful terzetto brought you into a state of ecstasy, if the music and staging hadn't already done so. The voices do not merge; they stand alone in the terzetto.
After the final scene the outstanding ensemble received acclamations and standing ovations.
The result after 4 hours of Strauß: At the first performance 92 years ago in Dresden the railway put on special trains. This production of the "Rosenkavalier" deserves the same.
(Peter A. Kaminsky)
Kieler Nachrichten, 10-03-2003:
SPECIAL MOMENTS WITH SOPRANO
"The Rosenkavalier" shined on the Opera.
...the persons in their different situations of momentary development become more comprehensible. This was possible with an ensemble of personalities and magnificent voices.
As Lisa Tjalve (Sophie) puts all naturalness into her adolescence - this is as right as when she and Octavian are gamboling as giddy children. When in the final scene the three women with exceptional timbre - but carefully matched sopranos - gave vent to their feelings, it was a wonderful, rare scene ...an example of a completely successful first performance opera event - ending in long lasting ovations.
(Günter Zschacke)
Lübecker Nachrichten, 09-03-2003:
AN OPERA SO BEAUTIFUL THAT IT NEARLY MAKES YOU CRY
Theater Lübeck’s "Rosenkavalier" is up to the productions of the great opera houses. The first performance of the opera by R. Strauß was a memorable experience ...Lisa Tjalve mastered her first performance as Sophie brilliantly. Her silvery soprano shined through the three women’s terzetto by the end of the third scene. The mixture of the three differently timbered and carefully matched sopranos made this terzetto the culmination of the evening …against such magnificent voices ...at the end shouts of exultation, bravos and standing ovations to all singers.
(Jürgen Feldthof)
Lübecker Stadtzeitung, 25-02-2003:
STRONG ACTING - "Il Barbiere di Siviglia" the opera in the Great House showed the quality of the Ensemble. Steffen Kubach fully responded to the coyness of Lisa Tjalve, who as Rosina made the highest notes glitter brilliantly.
(Güz)
Lübecker Nachrichten, 03-01-2003:
The New Years concert in Music & Kongress Halle of Lübeck.
Waltzing into the new music year.
The soloists Lisa Tjalve and Mario Diaz contributed to this evening’s success.
Lisa Tjalve’s silvery soprano impressed - she carries even in the highest notes her voice with elegancy, assurance and ease. ……the duets with Lisa Tjalve had taste and quality.
(Jürgen Feldthof)
www.mittelloge.de ”The merry Widow”, 29-12-2002:
Zetas spouse, the very proper Valencienne was in good hands with Lisa Tjalve.
She sang in all vocal levels a harmonious soprano; added lessons in charm to the title-part singer and danced considerably better than all the other actresses. The best performance was definitely Valencienne.
Lübecker Nachrichten, 10-09-2002:
A succesful introduction to the theatre season:
In the small Rossini collection Lisa Tjalve proved to be the highlight of the Matinee.
In her Aria as Rosina she shined with flawless heights and perfectly delivered coloratura - her performance in The Barber can be anticipated with pleasure.
(Jürgen Feldthof)
www.mittelloge.de, 13-01-2002:
Theatre Lübeck, "Die Schule der Frauen" von Rolf Liebermann.
Lisa Tjalve (Agnes) has a wonderful tenderly timbered Soprano - secure in the coloratura and agreeably soft in the lyric passages.
(Hartmut Kühnel)
Lübecker Nachrichten, 24-12-2001:
The Operetta "Countess Mariza" by E. Kálmán
Lisa Tjalve was truly enchanting as the sister.
(Wolfgang Tschedne)
Lübecker Nachrichten, 30-09-2001:
A succesful joke - "Die Schule der Frauen" by Rolf Liebermann.
Lisa Tjalve - the new soprano in the Lübeck ensemble was the highlight of the evening. The young singer mastered the difficult part as Agnes without problems, her coloratura is perfect - even in the highest notes she has no difficulties. She is a real asset to the Lübeck Theatre - we look forward to her future roles.
(Jürgen Feldthof)
Lübecker Nachrichten, 11-09-2001:
Gala in the Lübecker Theatre..... At the end of the Gala the theatre offered another most positive surprise - Lisa Tjalve, new member af the ensemble, presented the extremely difficult Aria "Glitter and be gay" from Leonard Bernstein´s opera Candide - so wonderful that the audience was almost breathless. Perfectly at ease in the highest notes, powerful in tone and interesting in timbre - Lisa Tjalve´s first performance can be anticipated with exitement and pleasure. The audience was very satisfied with this "appetizer" - Applause and Bravo!
(Jürgen Feldthof)
Musicals, June/July 2001:
Pforzheim Stadttheater, West Side Story - Lisa Tjalve is brilliant and moving as Maria - she is very clever in her distinction between opera and musical. Her appearance is natural and varied.
(A. Reinhardt)
Der Enztaler/Wilbader-Tagblatt, 13-06-2001:
Lisa Tjalve is a warm, brilliant soprano as Maria, convincing also in her performance as Maria. She offered a gloss achievement.
(Dieter Schnabel)
SWR, 05-05-2001:
Brent L. Damkier and Lisa Tjalve are brilliantly cast in the main roles as Tony and Maria: They both sing divinely.
(Prof. Dr. Rüdiger Krohn)
