uky.edu
Gail Robinson
Head of the Vocal Area
Professor of Voice
Distinguished Artist in Music
Endowed Chair for Vocal Performers
Phone number: 859-257-8597
Email: glrobin@uky.edu
GAIL ROBINSON, Soprano
Repertoire/Reviews
RIGOLETTO, Verdi
Metropolitan Opera
"Any Manhattanite who missed Gail Robinson singing 'Caro Nome' in the Metropolitan Opera's Rigoletto just as the full moon rose above the band shell in Central Park last night made a grave mistake. An audience of between 80,000 and 100,000 heard Miss Robinson in splendid voice; her singing was clear, well-focused and musical, and she made Gilda into the real vocal character she can be." -New York Post
LUCIA DI LAMMERMOOR, Donizetti
Hamburg Staatsoper
"Last night the sensation at the Staatsoper was American soprano Gail Robinson. She showed herself to be the successor to Maria Callas in the title role of Lucia di Lammermoor, and she captured the audience by storm." -Morgenpost
DON PASQUALE, Donizetti
Metropolitan Opera
"The girlishly slim Miss Robinson spun out the florid lines in a voice made of pure silver thread." -New York Times
LUCIA DI LAMMERMOOR, Donizetti
Mannheim, Germany
"Mastering the demands of the difficult part flawlessly and seemingly without effort, Miss Robinson brought down the house repeatedly and stopped the performance for a full five minutes after the Mad Scene." -Opera News Magazine
HANSEL AND GRETEL, Humperdinck
Metropolitan Opera Tour
"In the title role as Gretel, Gail Robinson suited the role perfectly. Endearingly wide-eyed and childlike, she sang the role with freshness and appeal."-Dallas Morning Star
IL BARBIERE DI SIVIGLIA, Rossini
Ottawa Festival
"She possesses an astounding technique and one of the nicest coloraturas we have heard in some time. Her top notes tinkle like bells; the showiest of coloratura arias are tossed off with such facility that it is quite breathtaking."- Opera Canada Magazine
DIE ZAUBERFLÖTE, Mozart
Metropolitan Opera
"Miss Robinson, a light lyric soprano with just enough vocal weight for Pamina, not only sang the role wonderfully well, but created the kind of pure yet very feminine image demanded." -New York Times
THE PEARL FISHERS, Bizet
New Orleans Opera
"Attractive in person as well as in voice, Miss Robinson revealed a voice of power and brilliance, and she sang intelligently." -The States Item
RINALDO, Handel
Metropolitan Opera
"Miss Robinson's deft handling of the aria 'Lascia ch'io piango' was touching and brought on one of the evening's longest ovations."-New York Times
LOS ANGELES PHILHARMONIC
Hollywood Bowl
"Miss Robinson enjoys all the advantages of being versatile, stage-wise and the possessor of a full, bright voice of charming quality, equally comfortable in the lyric and coloratura departments."-Los Angeles Times