Kurier: Pique Dame in Vienna State Opera
by Susanne Zobl
“…He has the power to carry this demanding role—often referred to as the “Otello of the Russian repertoire”—effortlessly from the first note to the last. With each scene, more and more colors shine through in his voice. It could be likened to the polishing of metal. As Hermann, Eyvazov doesn’t simply play the ace that could make him rich—he is the ace. He subtly portrays Hermann as a mysterious, introverted outsider, driven by an invisible force to wrest the secret of {…}