Tiffany Abban
Soprano
Press Reviews
Title role in Aida
"Aida, tolket av sopranen Tiffany Abban, skinner sterkest på stjernehimmelen. Stemmen er vakker, hun synger lekende lett i høyden, er kontrollert, og når ut til publikum, ofte i en neddempet form. Hennes arie i tredje akt, der hun synger lengselsfullt om sitt liv hjemme i Etiopia, ble for meg høydepunktet." (Click here for full review.)
-Brita Skogly Kraglund, Vårtland Kultur, April 23, 2012
(Aida, interpreted by soprano Tiffany Abban, shines strongest among the stars. Her voice is beautiful with an effortless top. It is well controlled, and reaches out to the public, often in a subdued form. Her aria in act 3, where she sings longingly about her life at home in Ethiopia, was for me the ultimate highlight.)
"Den fargede sopranen Tiffany Abban sang Aida med en vakker, myk stemmeklang, og fylte det resignerte og intime rommet som maktscenene stengte ute. Og hun vokste til store høyder da lojalitetskonfliktene strammet seg til. Duetten med Søberg i 3.akt var strålende! Sluttscenen i graven med sin elskede Radames ble usentimentalt vakkert fortalt. Dette var en Aida som grep med både menneskelig skjørhet og sterk, brutal kraft." (Click here for full review.)
-Brita Skogly Kraglund, NRK, April 23, 2012
(The black soprano Tiffany Abban sang Aida with a beautiful, soft voice, and filled the resignated and intimate space that the 'power scenes' closed out. And she grew to great heights as the conflicts of loyalty tightened. The duet with Søberg in act 3 was brilliant! The final scene in the tomb with her beloved Radames was unsentimentally beautifully told. This was a production of Aida which moved its audience with both human fragility, and strong, brutal force.)
"Og regien følger opp den nye konvensjonen (etter Leontyne Price) med en svart sopran som Aida, Tiffany Abban, som gjør Aida helt uimotståelig. I det hele tatt er dette en oppsetning uten svake punkter vokalt." (Click here for full review.)
-Ståle Wikshåland, Dagbladet, April 23, 2012
(And the casting follows the new convention (after Leontyne Price) with a black soprano as Aida, Tiffany Abban, making the production completely irresistible. On the whole this is a performance without any weak points vocally.)
"Komposisjonens dramatiske omfang får optimalt utløp når amerikanske Tiffany Abban former materialet med sterk dynamisk evne. Stemmen hennes spenner stort og klangrikt. Gjennom den former hun et kraftfullt bilde av den stolte Aida. Minst like imponerende er baerekraften i hennes pianissimo, som hun gjør bruk av ofte. (Tronarvingen er kuet, og gjort til slave. Hun står i et umulig dilemma. Skal kjaerligheten vinne, må noen forråde sitt land. Hun må be om et offer - fra sin elsker eller far. Til slutt blir det hun som ofrer selv.)" (Click here for full review.)
-Ida Habbestad, Aftenposten, April 23, 2012
(The dramatic scope of the composition is optimally fulfilled when American soprano Tiffany Abban shapes the material with strong dynamic capability. Her voice has a large span, and a rich sound. Through it, she creates a powerful image of the proud Aida. Equally impressive is her well-carrying pianissimo, which she frequently makes use of. (The heiress to the throne is subdued, and enslaved. She suffers an impossible dilemma. For love to prevail, someone has to betray their country. She must request a sacrifice - from either her lover or her father. Finally, it is she who makes the sacrifice.)
"Aida synges av amerikanske Tiffany Abban som har en fantastisk varm stemme og helhetlig fremtoning." (Click here for full review.)
-Tori Skrede, Verdens Gang, April 23, 2012
(Aida is sung by American soprano Tiffany Abban, who has a wonderfully warm voice and overall appearance.)
Title role in Tosca
"American Tiffany Abban in the second cast was hardly less stunning. Her approach to the role is more reserved, less diva-like, but no less solid. The voice has a Leontyne Price-like smokiness and her presence is that of a confident and very steamy lady. Taigi and Abban should have major careers in the United States. Often time people are wary of second casts, but overall, with this production, the second cast had chemistry that was lacking in the first." (Click here for full review.)
-Jeff Haller, ConcertoNet.com, March 2011
"Tiffany Abban's soprano is dark and at its best in the middle and low register.... her Tosca is many degrees more assimilated and serene... Abban is thoughtful and deeply feminine. A strong personality, expressive charisma and sophisticated expressions of grief create a strong Tosca... Also Tiffany Abban sang herself into the hearts of Finnish audience. Her warm interpretation, subtle expressions of grief and dark voice pleased listeners. The love scenes of Massimo Giordano's Cavaradossi and Abban were slightly more controlled than with other Tosca but they too passed on a real feeling."
-Riitta-Leena Lempinen-Vesa, Itä-Savo, July 17, 2011