tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2949086046279498177.post4393596692066561638..comments2023-12-27T09:38:56.562+01:00Comments on Opera Cake: Alcina in Bordeaux: Envoûtant!Opera Cakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08940773671378765685noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2949086046279498177.post-38392628248856925672012-05-22T09:32:58.541+02:002012-05-22T09:32:58.541+02:00Well, Alcina seems too long for you because you do...Well, Alcina seems too long for you because you don't like that kind of opera that much. The reason why there should not be cuts in Alcina is that (nearly) every aria is a musical wonder. And you praise Harry Bicket, who is the main reason (with the very un-Baroque orchestra) why this particular show seems a little bit long... He's always boring, unfortunately!<br />I will publish a post on this same Alcina in a few minutes.Musicasolahttp://musicasola.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2949086046279498177.post-74506843323452010752012-05-20T12:28:28.380+02:002012-05-20T12:28:28.380+02:00Very good! Her Elsa is apparently great and her Le...Very good! Her Elsa is apparently great and her Leonora in Frankfurt has been praised by pretty much all of the German press. In Bordeaux they speak of her memorable Elettra (Idomeneo) and her prima donna (Ariadne). To that add a terrific Alcina and we can only hope she sings Didon one day in the near future. <br /><br />She will be good as Elisabetta. She was probably a better fit for Stuarda than Joyce. Joyce will be suffering big time. Stuarda might be a tad too high for a sopranizing mezzo, and Elza might be too dominant. We'll see...Opera Cakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08940773671378765685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2949086046279498177.post-43384129502167080612012-05-15T11:08:07.474+02:002012-05-15T11:08:07.474+02:00Looking forward to Elza van der Heever as Elizabet...Looking forward to Elza van der Heever as Elizabeth in Maria Stuarda next season at the Met...Meihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00716612124717913648noreply@blogger.com