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Roman Lauder
Wien
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Lieber Herr Purdy,
Ich möchte ihnen gratulieren zu ihrer Vorstellung als Arrigo.
Diese gefürchtete Partie
von Anfang bis zum Schluss so souveren und Kraftvoll zu singen ist warhaftig eine Meisterleistung.
Meiner
Meinung nach gibt es zur Zeit nicht mal eine Hand voll Tenöre die diese partie so singen können.
Und das
Puplikum hat es ihnen offensichtlich gedankt.
Herzlichste Gratulation |
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Ute Rosbach
Stuttgart
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Dear Mr. Ikaia-Purdy,
I wish to repeat here the heartfelt congratulations my son and I offered you at the
artist entrance following last Sunday's Manon Lescaut performance. If such were possible, we think your
DesGrieux topped even your gorgeous Jose here in Stuttgart. And although we had wished to see Fr. Dobrzanska,
Fr. Niessen was a lovely surprise. Please do remember to send my son an autograph foto in the envelope he
pressed into your hands when we met.
Most respectfully,
U. Rosbach |
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Mark Blylethen
Nottingham; England
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Dear Sir,
I attended your San Sepulcro recital with Chiara Chialli last Spring. Belated bravos for a
wonderful evening. I recommend that you upload some of your videos to youtube. Of course many excellent ones
are already there, but your "O paradis" is among the finest I have ever heard! It deserves wider circulation.
For that matter, so does the "Amor ti vieta." I look forward to your return to London; as far as I can tell
from your website, you had only one very well reviewed Garden performance in Alzira. Trust me, we need you. My
best regards for your admirable artistry.
Mark Blylethen, Nottingham, England |
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Ron Wheeler
Warner Robins, Georgia
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Hello Keith,
I've never been fortunate enough to see you perform, but I knew your mother and father well. I
worked at Camp Smith with your mother in the late '80's and met your dad on many occasions. They were very
proud of you and Fi kept all of us in the office up to date on your career.
If I ever get back to Europe,
I'll check your schedule and perhaps I can catch a performance.
Best regards,
Ron Wheeler |
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John Sanchez
Karlsruhe
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Dear Mr. Ikaia-Purdy, I see I am the second one to write about your Pinkerton last weekend. You met my wife
and me in the theater cafe and signed our program after the performance. I wanted only to say again what a
pleasant surprise to find opera and singers at such a great level in Karlsruhe my new home. That's a big
complement from the son of a old Met chorister. Please congratulate Miss Dobrazanska as well. We are coming
with more ex-Pat friends to your Tosca tomorrow night. Break a leg! John Sanchez |
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Roger Buchmann
Karlsruhe
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Dear Mr. Ikaia-Purdy
Yesterday (29th Jan.08) I attended your concert in Karlsruhe. Your performance as Mr.
Pinkerton in Madame Butterfly really blew everyone away. Your voice also matched wonderfully with Barbara
Dobrzanska. As I write and record symphonic metal music, I got new inspiration for new songs through you.
Thank you! Best regards. Roger Buchmann |
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Ute Rosbach
Stuttgart
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Many thanks for your performances here of Jose. Please understand that I do not like this production. I have
seen it three times but cannot sort it out. But you were so good that I forgot the bizarre stage picture. My
son, who is studying opera in the conservatory (also a tenor) and I loved your singing very much. It is long
since we have had in Stuttgart a dramatic tenor not German. We look for your soonest return. (We are also
Bergonzi fans!) |
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Rainer
Schütz
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Dear Mr. Ikaia-Purdy,
My congratulations to you for your exellent Don Jose here in Stuttgart. I am been many
times to your successes in Ludwigburg, and have been reading of your work in Karlsruhe. Bravo. I would like an
autogramm and foto for my personal collection, when you could be so kind.
Toi toi toi for the next Jose -
quite a hard and strange production for you. Bravo! I will come for Manon Lescaut in Karlsruhe.
Rainer
Schütz, Stuttgart |
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Ingrid Pestenhofer
Germany
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Dear Keith, thankyou so much for your performance, in Wiesbaden, together with Peter Horton and Erika La
Roux. It was georgeous! Please, take care of you, and I wish you dreams of making own recordings of your music
and sell them to the world! I´m sure, I can help you, when ever you want me to!
Good wishes from,
Ingrid
Pestenhofer |
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James Purdy
Landstuhl
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Dear Mr. Ikaia-Purdy,
I'm a civiilan employee for the USAF. I read your name, and just had to see the
Kaiserslautern Trovatore. Kaiserslautern doesn't get casts like this very often. My wife used to sing with the
e-chorus. We came with a group for your second performance last week on the 7th. Wow. You blew us away. Your
fellow performers were right up there with you. Congratulations. The production is wild! Guantanamo jumpsuits
right? But you have such a great voice and didn't scream through the role the way most tenors do. Great high
C! Made us forget the crazy surroundings. We are coming as a group down to Karlsruhe for the Butterfly
premiere, and maybe again in December for the Trovatore. Hope to hook up and check the family tree.
Congratulations "cousin."
Jim |
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Ingrid Pestenhofer
Baden-Wuerttemberg
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Hey, Mister Purdy,
I'm looking forward to meeting You and Peter Horton, in Wiesbaden, November 11!
Yours
sincerely,
Ingrid Pestenhofer |
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Dr. Erik Nils Voigt
Wiesbaden
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Dear Mr. Ikaia-Purdy,
it has been an amazing evening!
I am a member of the Choir of the Marktkirche and
we all were speechless while You were singing!! I hope You will get back soon to wiesbaden.
Nessun
Dorma!
Yours,
Erik Voigt |
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Rainer Schaefer
Wiesbaden
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dear keith,
congratulation for this superior classical evening.
we were a groupe of 12 admirers of you and
we were so delighted to take part of a real great evening and a great singer who is able to sing such
difficult aries. thanks again and hope to see you very soon.
kind regards from
rainer schaefer and friends
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wolfgang theile
wiesbaden
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dear keith,
i attended your concert in bad schwalbach on august 12th. congratulations for such a brilliant
performance you gave all the visitors in this special event. bad for the people who didn`t have this
experience.
hope see you soon in the wiesbaden-area to enjoy another great classical evening.
many many
thanks and best wishes for the future.
kindly regards
wolfgang theile
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Váradi Katalin
Ungarn
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 Lieber Kit,ich möchte nocheinmal bedanken die Wunderbahre Vorstellung,Hoffmann's Erählungen,was haben wir
zusammen gemacht in Miskolc Opera Festival.Ich wünsche alles gute und vielErfolgs weiter mit viele
Liebe:Katalin Váradi Gmd. |
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Maria & Robert Polveroso
SF Bay Area
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Dear Mr. Ikaia-Purdy. My husband and I just joined youtube this morning. After surfing around we can onto
some videos of you there. We recognized you from a wonderful Elixir of Love you did in Vienna a few years
back. Bravo for your wondeful, relaxed voice. My husband is a voice teacher -and marvels at your choice of
"morbido" style these days when it is so rare. Please put us on any email notice list you have when you sing
in the US again. (We need you after all the necktie tenors we have been having here of late.) Bravo. And
aloha! Maria & Robert |
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Mark Johnson
San Francisco
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Dear Mr. Ikaia-Purdy,
I found your page by accident, searching for a video of "Without a Song." Glad I did.
I sang in the chorus of a Verdi Requiem at Davies Hall about 15 years ago with you. Not at all surprised to
see you have gotten on so well. In addition to the great video and sound examples, I found your "view from the
stage" fascinating. Thanks for that. I know you still have alot of fans here in the Bay Area - so I will
certainly pass your web address on.
Best for the future,
Mark Johnson |
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Kimo
Lahaina, Maui
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Dear Ikaia,
Great homepage Cuz! We met after a Don Carlo in Vienna back in 2002. Awesome. Anyway you gotta
get home soon. BTW my Oahu friend who emailed your site info to my wife ('cause she knew we had met and are
big fans,) is, like us, not too impressed with this HOT business. We read between the lines, and still think
you are being way too nice - too much the local boy. Anyways - up to you. Hope to hear you soon. Oh and my
wife says "great the E O Mai!" Teach those Europeans local music!
Alohas from Lahaina! |
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Tricia
Honolulu,HI
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Keith,
I just want to say that you need to come home and perform for the people of Hawaii. I have never seen
you sing (maybe you been away too long) but from your clips you are amazing. I was told by a friend to check
out your page and you honestly rock. This friend of mine had seen you perform recently and loved you. I want
to be able to have the chance to love your work and maybe meet you in person. Please consider in coming home.
Best wishes for the future and hope to meet you soon. |
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Gerd Wernecke
Darmstadt
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I have first seen Ikaia-Purdy some 12 years before in a concert of the Friends of Italian Opera in Ladenburg.
Since then I have followed Ikaia-Purdy to Hamburg, Vienna, many times in Ludwigsburg. The Wilhelm Tell aria in
final Schiller Gala is never to forget. Now we are happy he is singing so often in Karlsruhe in our near. For
my wife and I is one of our favorite belcantists. Now on second Christmas Day we have enjoyed again Boheme
from Puccini- beautiful belcanto! Bravo Ikaia-Purdy. And toi toi toi for Barcelona gala.
Gerd Wernecke |
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Cary Rudnick
San Jose, CA
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Dear Keith,
What a thrill it was to see you in La Bohme in Karlsruhe. You are a great talant. Continue
singing the great roles that will enhance your growth as an artist. I hope you will be singing soon with the
SF opera. We could use your talents and remarkable vocal quality. Great video clips. Keep them coming.
All
the best for the future. |
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