L’equivoco stravagante • Wexford Festival
Riccardo Bisatti • Max Hoehn
„…Gurgen Baveyan as foppishly dandy Buralicchio producing comic joy every time they take to the stage….the comic duet Vieni pur, a me t’accosta between Baveyan and Barakova, alone justifying L’equivoco stravagante’s revival. The latter arguably one of the best comic duets to be heard anywhere…“
✏️Chris O’Rourke •theartsreview.com
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„…Heard in 2024 as Harlekin in Ariadne auf Naxos in Vicenza and last year in recital in Pesaro, Armenian baritone Gurgen Baveyan was equally persuasive as Buralicchio. Rather than portraying the suitor as simply overconfident, he emphasized his thin skin and wounded vanity, making him a particularly credible specimen of the fool who takes himself seriously. His handsome, dark‑hued voice, with its virile timbre, was an additional asset… One regretted that Rossini had not provided him with more substantial solo material. Baveyan’s stage presence and comic intelligence nevertheless made him one of the audience’s favourites, and his exchanges with Barakova, notably in “Vieni pur, a me t’accosta”, were among the evening’s highlights. His humour never depended on indiscriminate buffoonery; the laughter arose instead from the character’s absolute conviction in his own importance…“
✏️Ossama el Naggar •Concertonet.com
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„…The evening’s most immediately engaging performances came from Stefan Astakhov’s Gamberotto and Gurgen Baveyan’s Buralicchio. …Baveyan was hilarious, his facial expressions occasionally recalling Mr Bean as he lurched from ardent admirer to revolted suitor on discovering that his beloved was supposedly a castrato. Together, the two found an easy comic rapport in their duets and the larger ensembles…“
✏️Andrew Larkin •Bachtrack.com
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„…Die beiden Paraderollen der Oper sind die Buffo-Partien Buralicchio und Gamberotto, die mit Gurgen Baveyan und Stefan Astakhov großartig besetzt sind… Baveyan gestaltet den Buralicchio als herrlich selbstverliebten Geck, den man als Mann nicht wirklich ernst nehmen kann. In seiner Auftrittskavatine punktet er durch markante Tiefen und flexible Stimmführung. Im Duett mit Astakhov treibt er die Komik auf die Spitze…“
✏️Thomas Molke •omm.de
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„…Stefan Astakhov (Gamberetto) and Gurgen Baveyan (Buralicchio) are both experienced bel canto performers, and they gave a masterclass in how to perform Rossini’s opera buffa. Both displayed excellent comic timing and both showed themselves adept in Rossini’s quick-fire patter…Baveyan proved equally adept in the role of Buralicchio. He proved to be the ultimate vain dandy as he minced and pouted his way across the stage. The dance moves and some of the facial expressions when learning the news that Ernestina might in fact be a man were very funny. He displayed enormous vocal agility, and he was able to match Astahkov in rapid patter and coloratura. Both performers were superb in the ensemble numbers, blending well with the others and keeping the vocal lines tight…“
✏️Robert Beattie •Seeanandheard-international.com
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„…le baryton Gurgen Baveyan projette, en Buralicchio, une voix agréable et expressive, d’une impeccable prononciation italienne…“
✏️IF •Anaclases.com