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2015-10-21 20:40:04
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[…] jarred. Although the top can be full and clear, the middle and lower parts of the voice are muddy and undistinguished. Like Costello, she rarely displayed an idiomatic feel for Verdi’s line, and legato proved as elusive to her as it had to her tenor. Familiar from the production’s premiere, Stefan Kocán continued to revel in Mayer’s amusingly slimy Sparafucile but his ugly rapid vibrato gave little pleasure. When one could hear her, debuting Katarina Leoson revealed a rich colorful mezzo as Maddalena but she lacked the strong, aggressive lower register to cut through the quartet and the storm trio. Another veteran of the premiere, Maria Zifchak, remained incomparably blowsy as the greedy Giovanna. And yet despite all my reservations, somehow the unstoppable Verdi still worked his magic, and I mostly enjoyed the evening. The friend who accompanied me, not a regular opera-goer, was transported by the music and unfazed […]
2015-09-21 18:00:00
[…] (October)Gheorghiu, Giordano, Lučić / Domingo (Oct. 29, Nov. 2)Guleghina, Giordani, Lučić/Morris / Domingo/Colaneri (Nov. 6&11)Dyka, Giordani, Morris / Colaneri/Domingo (November)Monastyrska, Aronica, Vratogna / Colaneri (Nov. 25&28, Dec. 1)Well, it looks like this is the revival that Domingo's way-below-par conducting will deflate this season. Too bad, though no tenor/soprano combinations really stand out either. (Wasn't too pleased with Monastyrska as Aida, but the nervous character of her sound could suit Tosca better.)RigolettoGagnidze, Peretyatko, Costello, Leoson, Kocán / Heras-Casado (October-November)Lučić, Peretyatko, Beczala, Leoson, Kocán / Heras-Casado (November)Lučić, Sierra, Beczala/Borras, Herrera, Ivashchenko / Abbado (December)Olga Peretyatko returns after a successful debut in Puritani, sharing the soprano part with 2009 Met Council winner Nadine Sierra. While Beczala and the two baritones have featured in this hit production before, these are Stephen Costello's first Dukes at the Met.Lulu (new William Kentridge production)Petersen, Reuter, Brenna, Graham, Groves, Grundheber / Levine (November-December)Great cast (Marlis […]
2015-09-21 16:01:54
[…] (Oct. 29, Nov. 2) Guleghina, Giordani, Lučić/Morris / Domingo/Colaneri (Nov. 6&11) Dyka, Giordani, Morris / Colaneri/Domingo (November) Monastyrska, Aronica, Vratogna / Colaneri (Nov. 25&28, Dec. 1) Well, it looks like this is the revival that Domingo's way-below-par conducting will deflate this season. Too bad, though no tenor/soprano combinations really stand out either. (Wasn't too pleased with Monastyrska as Aida, but the nervous character of her sound could suit Tosca better.) Rigoletto Gagnidze, Peretyatko, Costello, Leoson, Kocán / Heras-Casado (October-November) Lučić, Peretyatko, Beczala, Leoson, Kocán / Heras-Casado (November) Lučić, Sierra, Beczala/Borras, Herrera, Ivashchenko / Abbado (December) Olga Peretyatko returns after a successful debut in Puritani, sharing the soprano part with 2009 Met Council winner Nadine Sierra. While Beczala and the two baritones have featured in this hit production before, these are Stephen Costello's first Dukes at the Met. Lulu (new William Kentridge production) Petersen, Reuter, Brenna, Graham, Groves, Grundheber […]
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