Liam JamesKarai

Press

• Anniversary gala: 30 years of the International Opera Studio

  Staatsoper Hamburg

  Oct 2024

  • Finally, Escamillo's aria “Votre toast peux vous le rendre” by Liam James Karai followed, elegantly and emotionally expressed with the necessary eloquence.

    • Opernratgeber
    • 13 October 2024

• Carmen (Escamillo)

  Frankfurt Opera, Frankfurt

  Mar 2024

  • Liam James Karai as Escamillo demonstrates how musical design possibilities arise from greater role experience. He has already been able to try out his role at the Mainz State Theater and boasts a robust bass-baritone that can also glide to brilliant heights with the greatest of ease.

    • Der Opernfreund

  • Liam James Karai sings the Toreador with Vocal and Theatrical Authority, as he did at the Staatstheater Mainz.

    • Kulturfreak

• Carmen (Escamillo)

  Frankfurt Staatstheater

  Oct 2023

  • Two extremely talented young singers cause surprises. Liam James Karai, still in the opera studio in the city of Hamburg, gives his Escamillo a self-confidence and bass-baritone virility that does not fail to have an effect on the trophy hunter Carmen.

    • Allgemeine Zeitung

  • But the most interesting character is Escamillo, who in his first appearance is portrayed as a mysterious savior rather than as a local hero in a dirty T-shirt. Liam James Karai's naive, self-confident demeanor is just as much like the noble sound of his youthful bass-baritone.

    • Orpheus Magazine

  • The crowd chatters and drinks, Escamillo, his shirt already stained with blood, is an approachable man with Liam James Karai (with a very well-founded bass-baritone).

    • Frankfurter Rundschau

  • Liam James Karai ein baritonal stattlicher Torero Escamillo [Liam James Karai a baritonal stately Torero Escamillo]

    • Frankfurter Allgemeine

• Mozart Opera Gala -Afterwork Concert

  Staatsoper Hamburg

  Oct 2022

  • From head to toe, Karai was the self-assured - almost self-important - nobleman that Giovanni always appears to be on the outside. This elegance was also reflected in his rich bass-baritone, not only in this duet, but also in the aria of Figaro from Mozart's Le Nozze de Figaro. Here Karai made his anger over his Susanna's possible infidelity and his simultaneous insecurity clearly audible and visible

    • Opern Gestalten

• Song Recital – Lieder der heimat – Afterwork Concert

  Staatsoper Hamburg

  May 2023

  • The young bass-baritone has a beautiful voice with which he creates small stories, especially from Jonathan Dove's songs, that come to life through gestures and facial expressions, thus captivating and allowing everyone to feel their emotions. He also beautifully and confidently performed the songs about the sea and sailors written by John Ireland and Charles V. Standford. His timbre is soft, dark and multicolored. He delivered his German introductions with modest charm and with Robert Schumann's perfectly understandable The Two Grenadiers he effortlessly managed to clearly express the desperation and bitter devotion of soldiers at the time of the Napoleon Wars. Thank you very much and something that is anything but arrogant: keep it up!

    • Opern Gestalten

• La Bohème

  Erl Tiroler Festspiele

  Dec 2024 - Jan 2025

  • Of Rodolfo's flatmates, the one who usually has the most thankless task is the one who will be remembered this time. Liam James Karai finally relieves Schaunard of the role of mere prompter and draws attention to himself with his agile baritone.

    • BR-KLASSIK
    • 01 January 2025

  • Liam James Karai impresses as Schaunard with his distinctive bass-baritone and comedic acting.

    • Online Musik Magazin
    • 02 January 2025

  • The deep voices of Liam James Karai (Schaunard)... were profound and impressive, with a distinctive profile.

    • Online Merker
    • 05 January 2025