REPERTOIRE

    • Beethoven - FIDELIO - Marzelline

    • Britten - PETER GRIMES - First Niece

    • Bellini - I CAPULETI E I MONTECCHI - Giulietta

    • Bellini - NORMA - Clotilde

    • Copland - THE TENDER LAND - Laurie

    • Donizetti - L’ELISIR D’AMORE - Adina

    • Humperdinck - HÄNSEL UND GRETEL - Gretel

    • Janáček - JENŮFA - Karolka

    • Lehár - DIE LUSTIGE WITWE - Valencienne

    • Massenet - MANON - Manon

    • Massenet - WERTHER - Sophie

    • Monteverdi - L’INCORONAZIONE DI POPPEA - Poppea

    • Mozart - COSÌ FAN TUTTE - Despina

    • Mozart - DIE ENTFÜHRUNG AUS DEM SERAIL - Konstanze

    • Mozart - DON GIOVANNI - Zerlina

    • Mozart - IDOMENEO - Ilia

    • Mozart - IL RE PASTORE - Elisa

    • Mozart - LA CLEMENZA DI TITO - Servilia

    • Mozart - LA FINTA GIARDINIERA - Sandrina

    • Mozart - LE NOZZE DI FIGARO - Susanna

    • Mozart - DIE ZAUBERFLÖTE - Pamina

    • Offenbach - LES CONTES D’HOFFMANN - Antonia

    • Puccini - LA BOHÈME - Musetta

    • Purcell - DIDO & AENEAS - Belinda

    • Rimsky-Korsakov - THE TSAR’S BRIDE - Marfa

    • J. Strauss - DIE FLEDERMAUS - Adele

    • R. Strauss - ARABELLA - Zdenka

    • R. Strauss - DER ROSENKAVALIER - Sophie

    • Stravinsky - THE RAKE’S PROGRESS - Anne Trulove

    • Verdi - RIGOLETTO - Gilda

    • Verdi - FALSTAFF - Nannetta

    • Verdi - UN BALLO IN MASCHERA - Oscar

    • Wager - SIEGFRIED - Waldvogel

    • Wagner - GÖTTERDÄMMERUNG - Woglinde

    • Beethoven - Fantasia in C Minor, “Choral Fantasy”

    • Beethoven - Missa solemnis

    • Beethoven - Symphony No. 9

    • Brahms - Ein deutsches Requiem

    • Debussy - Ariettes oubliées, arr. Brett Dean

    • Fauré - Requiem, Op. 48

    • Händel - Messiah

    • Mahler - Symphony No. 4

    • Mahler - Symphony No. 2

    • Mendelssohn - Lobgesang, Op. 52

    • Mozart - Exsultate, jubilate

    • Mozart - Litaniae de venerabili altaris Sacramento, K. 125

    • Nielsen - Symphony No. 3

    • Orff - Carmina Burana

    • Pergolesi - Stabat Mater

    • Poulenc - Gloria

    • Schumann - Szenen aus Goethes Faust

    • Vivaldi - Gloria

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REPERTOIRE

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Cassandra

L’Agamennone | Salvatore Sciarrino
World Premiere

© Chiara Thieke

  • “Patricia Westley has only one scene, but what a scene it is: for nearly twenty minutes she laments her fate in an impressive, steadily intensifying performance without a single weak point. And the singer commands the stage.” Musik & Theater

    “Layer by layer, her garments fall away…Patricia Westley is certainly strikingly beautiful, but an erotic reading misses the point: rarely has a victim been portrayed with such self-assurance.” Musik & Theater

    Patricia Westley shapes Cassandra’s nearly 18-minute monologue with a musical and theatrical intensity that is virtually without equal.”

    “Patricia Westley gestaltet den fast 18 Minuten dauernden Monolog der Cassandra mit einer muskalischen und szensichen Intesität, die ihresgelichen sucht.” Opernwelt Magazine

    « La prestation vocale de Patricia Westley est sublime. Sa prestation scénique est également remarquable. »

    “Patricia Westley’s vocal performance is sublime. Her stage performance is equally remarkable.” RTS (Swiss National Radio")

    “Patricia Westley gives a deeply moving portrayal of Cassandra and reaches outstanding form in her well over twenty-minute solo scene.”

    “Patricia Westley gibt eine bewegende Cassandra und läuft in ihrer gut zwanzigminütigen Soloszene zu grosser Form auf.” Online Merker

    “Patricia Westley explores new artistic realms and mastered the role of Cassandra with great vocal and physical commitment.” Der Bund

    « Son chant déclamatoire constamment tendu vers l’aigu et le suraigu, force le respect par sa maîtrise exceptionnelle, d’un naturel confondant. »

    “Her declamatory singing, constantly stretched toward the high and extreme upper registers, commands respect through its exceptional mastery and striking naturalness.” Prèmiere Loge

    “Patricia Westley, as a clever, modern, all-knowing Cassandra who nevertheless can prevent nothing, dominates the evening.

    Westley embodies, with wonderful humanity, an idea of hope.” Süddeutsche Zeitung

    “Bright as a lark soaring toward the heavens, Patricia Westley gives voice to Cassandra’s premonitions of death with her silvery soprano.” Die Stimme der Kritik

Susanna

Le Nozze di Figaro
Bühnen Bern

© Janosch Abel

  • “Patricia Westley as Susanna impresses with her bell-like, impeccably controlled soprano and vibrant stage presence.” Online Merker

    “Patricia Westley lends Susanna a warmly grounded authenticity; she appears intelligent, sincere, and deeply approachable. This Figaro and Susanna are, one must admit without envy, a perfect match. ” Der Bund

    “Patricia Westley, as Susanna, allows her silver-toned soprano to settle and bloom, increasingly asserting itself with poise and clarity as the evening unfolds." Platform J

ZDENKA

Arabella
Bühnen Bern

© Tanja Dorendorf

  • “A radiant highlight was Patricia Westley’s fresh, unspoiled voice as Zdenka.” M&T

    “Patricia Westley brings a deeply moving portrayal, both dramatically and vocally, to the production’s new vision of Zdenka.” Oper! Magazin

    “Patricia Westley as Zdenka impresses in her male guise and deeply moves in her female role through the sincerity of her portrayal.” Die Stimme der Kritik

    “Patricia Westley sings with an enchanting voice and the glorious silvery tone that only Strauss could write so beautifully for his sopranos.” Der Opernfreund

    “Patricia Westley beguiles with her exquisitely silvery soprano.” Plattform J

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Gilda

Rigoletto
Bühnen Bern

© Bruce Bennett

  • “As Giulietta, soprano Patricia Westley, played her role with a sense of innocence and vocal finesse; her delicate instrument displayed a variety of colors and her phrasing was exquisite.” Palm Beach Daily News

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Konstanze

Die Entführung aus dem Serail
Bühnen Bern

© Janosch Abel

  • “Die Wollust des Begehrtwerdens ihrem Gesang brünstige Glissandi, und ihre Spitzentöne verraten, von welchen Phantasien Mozart beim Komponieren angetrieben war." Die Stimme der Kritik

    “Patricia Westley ist Konstanze, ihr Sopran ist glockenhell, die Koloraturen sitzen.” Platform J

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Pamina

Die Zauberflöte
Bühnen Bern

© Marvin Mears

  • “Der Sopran von Patricia Westley, ebenfalls neu im Ensemble der Oper Bühnen Bern, passt mit seiner klaren jugendlichen Frische ideal.”

    "Patricia Jane Westley gibt eine tadellose Pamina.” Online Merker

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First Niece

Peter Grimes
Teatro La Fenice

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  • “Patricia Westley and Jessica Cale, styled as 1950s pin-up girls, sang magnificently and brought vivid, charismatic presence to their roles, and embodied the erotic desire of the village men. ” Opera Click

    “Patricia Westley and Jessica Cale, both endowed with a pleasant soprano voice, were striking and radiant presences.” Opera Libera

    “A very positive contribution came from Sara Fulgoni as Auntie, along with her two striking nieces, Patricia Westley and Jessica Cale.” GB Opera


    “Patricia Westley and Jessica Cale played the delightfully daffy nieces with comic timing and charm.” MTG Lirica


    “Patricia Westley and Jessica Cale delivered flamboyant and sensual performances as the Boar’s unforgettable barmaids.” Rivista Musica

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Gilda

Rigoletto
Bühnen Bern

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  • “Her Gilda was extraordinary, with a magical voice that delivered what was perhaps one of the most beautiful “Caro nome” renditions I’ve ever heard live. Soft, soaring high notes, stunning breath control, and a sincere emotional connection to her father.

    Patricia Westley is the kind of artist who makes me want to hop on planes just to hear her again.” Opera Diary

    “Patricia Westley as Gilda was every bit Rigoletto’s equal. Her brightly radiant coloratura soprano soared with ease, even in the highest passages.” Der Bund

    “The stage is set for the voluminous, flowing baritone Aluda Todua and the brilliantly focused soprano Patricia Westley. Rigoletto's duet scenes with Gilda are among the highlights of the premiere of the Verdi opera at the Theatre Bern." Oper! Magazin

    “Patricia Westley’s lyric soprano, distinguished by its ease in the upper register and warmth in the middle, conveys Gilda’s innocence and awakening love in a way that is entirely true to the role.” Stimme der Kritik

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Belinda

Dido and Aeneas
Bühnen Bern

© Gregory Batardon

  • “Patricia Westley delights with her bright-toned, agile soprano, which blends so beautifully with Evgenia Asanova’s mezzo. It is a pure joy to listen to them both.”
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