A Florestan who’s not to be messed with.
By Michael Church [Indepdent, 24 May 2007]
The pictures had suggested a handsome hunk, but I wasn’t expecting the massive weightlifter who erupts into the room. Before I have time to frame my first question, tenor Endrik Wottrich is off, with a ringing declaration of why the freedom-fighting Florestan – the role he is singing in Beethoven’s Fidelio – is full of contemporary significance, and perfect for him.