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... an Agamemnon of truly royal stature, both in appearance and vocally.
Kieler Nachrichten, 3 April 2024
(for the performance of Iphigenie in Aulis)
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Dietrich Henschel as diabolical Cupido is a blast!
FRANKFURTER ALLGEMEINE ZEITUNG,13 March 2024
(for the performance of Der Sieg der Schönheit with Akademie für Alte Musik)
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Henschel capitalized on his charismatic stage presence and his effortless technique enabled him to fully exploit the playful nature of the music, which the audience ate up.
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Baritone Dietrich Henschel is a towering figure, physically, intellectually, musically and theatrically. His prowess as an interpreter, by which I mean precisely his ability to get below the surface of a song and right into its soul, is extraordinary.
Herald Scotland, 28 August 2012
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At the peak of his career, this vastly experienced (in both opera and Lieder) German baritone encompasses the reflective songs with as much aplomb as he brings to the dramatic pieces.
Grammophone Magazine
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... quite simply, the world's greatest living lieder singer... One of the greatest things I've ever heard in my life.
Tim Ashley, The Guardian, 15 August 2003
(on Dietrich Henschelʼs performance with Irwin Gage of Schubertʼs Schwanengesang and other lieder, Edinburgh Festival)
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