In 2006, Julian Rodescu made his debut in Lisbon and returned to La Scala in Milan to take part in the World Premiere of Azio Corghi's IL DISSOLUTO ASSOLUTO. In 2004, he earned rave reviews for his Titurel PARSIFAL in Genoa and his debut performances at London's Covent Garden. "Julian Rodescu was the very voice of resonant authority" wrote the London times, while the Financial Times wrote: "It fell to bass Julian Rodescu to suggest something more...an edge of humane, passionate depth". He got similar raves for Fafner in Wagner's DER RING DES NIBELUNGEN in Dresden and Bilbao.
In 2006, Julian Rodescu made his debut in Lisbon and returned to La Scala in Milan to take part in the World Premiere of Azio Corghi's IL DISSOLUTO ASSOLUTO. In 2004, he earned rave reviews for his Titurel PARSIFAL in Genoa and his debut performances at London's Covent Garden. "Julian Rodescu was the very voice of resonant authority" wrote the London times, while the Financial Times wrote: "It fell to bass Julian Rodescu to suggest something more...an edge of humane, passionate depth". He got similar raves for Fafner in Wagner's DER RING DES NIBELUNGEN in Dresden and Bilbao.
The long-awaited Dresden Ring Cycle, conducted by Semyon Bychkov and directed by Willy Decker, was completed in 2004. His debuts in Madrid, Naples, Los Angeles and Tel Aviv brought more praise. "Julian Rodescu proved a perfect singer", wrote the Los Angeles Times of his singing with Simon Rattle and the Los Angeles Philharmonic. Of his Madrid debut in Shostakovich's LADY MACBETH OF MZENSK with Mstislav Rostropovich conducting, El Pais wrote "Special mention must be made of the basso profundo of Julian Rodescu, memorable as the High Priest, capturing tragic and comic at the same time, impeccable, beyond reproach."
Mr. Rodescu made his La Scala debut in 1991 as Titurel PARSIFAL with Riccardo Muti conducting. He sang Fafner SIEGFRIED in 1997 also with Maestro Muti. The Italian press, including Corriere della Sera and La Nazione described his performance as "Powerful", "Profound", "Intense", "Touching". Of the same performances, Vienna's Die Presse wrote: "In Julian Rodescu we meet a profound Fafner, exemplary in each German word." Of his appearance in Florence's Maggio Musicale Fiorentino in Schoenberg's MOSES UND ARON under the baton of Zubin Mehta, famed Verdi scholar Julian Budden wrote: "Among the excellent basses, I would single out the noble, sonorous basso profundo of Julian Rodescu".
Mr. Rodescu has performed at the Maggio Musicale with conductors Zubin Mehta and Semyon Bychkov, and directors Jonathan Miller and Lev Dodin. He performed Richard Strauss' ARIADNE AUF NAXOS with Wolfgang Sawallisch and the Philadelphia Orchestra in Philadelphia and at New York's Carnegie Hall, Tchaikovsky's PIQUE DAME with Seiji Ozawa and the Boston Symphony in Boston, Carnegie Hall and at Tanglewood, and took part in the World Premiere performances of Shostakovich's RAYOK with Maestro Rostropovich and the National Symphony in Washington and Carnegie Hall. In 1999, he sang and recorded Zemlinsky's DER TRAUMGORGE with James Conlon and the Köln Gürzenich-Orchester.
Following his performance as Sarastro in Mozart's DIE ZAUBERFLÖTE with New York City Opera, one reviewer wrote: "He has a huge bass voice that seems to resonate from 100 feet below the stage, without ever seeming to over-sing or be out of character". Mr. Rodescu was invited back to City Opera, where he also took part in Verdi's RIGOLETTO as Sparafucile. He has performed Sarastro with the Miami, Palm Beach, Knoxville and Central City Operas.
He made his debut with the Opera Company of Philadelphia in Bellini's I PURITANI, and Opera News deemed his first Colline in Puccini's LA BOHEME "a treat for his huge bass voice". This season, Mr. Rodescu returns to the company to perform Sparafucile RIGOLETTO and Rocco FIDELIO.
