“In the wrong hands, Act 1 of Siegfried can be a chore…But that’s not the case here. David Cangelosi provides a gorgeously sung Mime, never resorting to snarling or blustering. He manages to provide many fine character touches by darkening and lightening the tone.”
“The cast is very fine. David Cangelosi is an articulate Mime, mildly sinister and certainly not caricatured.”
“David Cangelosi and Werner Van Mechelen field characterful portrayals as Mime and Alberich.”
“Returning as Mime, David Cangelosi almost stole the show with his tremendously characterful and generously-voiced performance, which won a huge ovation during curtain calls. Indeed, his Mime was the most all-rounded portrayal in the midst of this estimable cast.”
“And Cangelosi is a special Mime, (in the Graham Clark class) for characterization and word-attention without the mannerisms of older interpreters.”
“In Act 1 (Siegfried) occasionally sounds a bit like the Mime of David Cangelosi–a compliment to the latter rather than a critique of the former–Cangelosi sings, rather than mugs, the role of Mime.”
“David Cangelosi became the audience favorite with his characterful, incisive singing as Mime, the evil dwarf.”
“David Cangelosi returned as Mime, the calculating and villainous Nibelung dwarf, who brings up the young hero with the intention of using him to steal back the all-powerful Ring. With the best diction of the cast and the only performer credibly acting out what he was singing, he quickly stole the local audience’s heart.”
“Surprisingly, it was Cangelosi’s Mime who nearly stole the show for being so brilliantly sung with vivid characterization. He had the right timbre for the role, clear diction and effective phrasing of the music and the text. His bright tone and more projected voice gave more colors and dramatic contrast to the lengthy dialogues. A poignant impression when Mime recalled the past, accused Siegfried being ungrateful of his care and vowed for revenge. Mime was also felt to cunning, intelligent and more greedy than Alberich in these performances. Their fierce argument over the sharing of treasures was dramatically intense… Mime was no longer a minor role and held the fate of events that triggered the course of actions.”
“Notable vocal contributions included David Cangelosi’s emotionally charged characterization of the manipulative Mime. Cangelosi was suitably cunning in his delivery, carefully oscillating between espousing Mime’s inner thoughts and delivering dialogue with effortless simplicity.”
“David Cangelosi, returning to the role of Mime, carried the day. Dramatic and compulsive, he either deflected or returned Siegfried’s volleys of insults and derision and even gave the overbearing Wotan, now disguised as the Wanderer, the occasional run for his money. His single-minded focus on recovering the ring seemed a source of persistent inner strength.”