Erda

Ronnita Miller brought some cavernous low notes and a bit of a wobble to Erda.

Ring Around the Obvious Heidi Waleson 2011

His subsequent exchange with Erda, the voluptuous-voiced Patricia Bardon, in a costume of black mirrors and a long white wig, had a potent, intimate chemistry Wotan and Erda have a history, unusual in a scene that often plays as yet another boring recounting of "Ring" backstory by two bellowing singers.

Of Gods And Monsters Heidi Waleson 2011

Terfel does best when he has something clear to play; and when he knew what Wotan wanted, he burst out with the best of them, demanding that Erda stay and reveal the meaning of her prophecy, or formally, regally escorting his wife, Fricka, into their new home.

Going for the Rheingold Anne Midgette 2010

A perfectly pleasant Michelle DeYoung makes her company debut as Fricka and as with Loge and Erda, has more hands than she knows what to do with.

The eyes have it 2009

The Wagner allusions are neat -- Brunnhilde (whose famous Ride is quoted wittily in the Ponyo score) is the daughter of Wotan, the king of the gods, and Erda, goddess of the earth, who dumped his sorry ass before the opera begins.

Ponyo Roger Sutton 2009

The god-brothers Froh (Adam Diegel) and Donner (Dwayne Croft, Richard's brother) tried to pump out as much sound as possible, with varying degrees of success; as Erda, Patricia Bardon forced a hoot into her voice by trying to turn a midsize instrument into the stentorian voice of prophecy.

The Met's 'Das Rheingold': Cast for the simulcast? Anne Midgette 2010

Chinese contralto Qiu Lin Zhang is riveting in her cameo as Erda, well played with Finnish baritone Juha Uusitalo as Wotan disguised as The Wanderer.

Misjudged Siegfried Is No Laughing Matter Judy Fayard 2011

The lowest female voice, used in roles requiring gravitas, such as Mistress Quickly Falstaff or Erda in Wagner's Ring Cycle.

Who's who: the different voices in opera 2011

Terfel does best when he has something clear to play; and when he knew what Wotan wanted, he burst out with the best of them, demanding that Erda stay and reveal the meaning of her prophecy, or formally, regally escorting his wife, Fricka, into their new home.

The Met's 'Das Rheingold': Cast for the simulcast? Anne Midgette 2010

Some people who normally are exemplary, like Jill Grove as Erda, seemed lost in the acoustical challenges of the hall and the production.

The eyes have it 2009