tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2949086046279498177.post5749652300322204467..comments2023-12-27T09:38:56.562+01:00Comments on Opera Cake: Les Troyens gone blue in Karlsruhe: David Hermann offers the best production of this opera ever, and Heidi Melton rocksOpera Cakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08940773671378765685noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2949086046279498177.post-18957231005421603912011-10-19T14:04:45.138+02:002011-10-19T14:04:45.138+02:00By the way, you're cited on the homepage of th...By the way, you're cited on the homepage of the Badisches Staatstheater with your comment to Troyens:<br /><br />http://www.staatstheater.karlsruhe.de/programm/presse/1157/Honigsammlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16696917665460258461noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2949086046279498177.post-29479180568308739542011-10-18T20:27:52.085+02:002011-10-18T20:27:52.085+02:00Aaah thank you! I saw that she was in Bordeaux and...Aaah thank you! I saw that she was in Bordeaux and I was even planing to go to see Ariadne but in the end I had to change plans. <br />Even Gutrune!<br /><br />But Didon is such a difficult role to sing because for the most part it requires a lyric mezzo (with plenty of gravi), but in crucial moments it is a dramatic soprano role. To be able to sing both ends of the spectrum with equal brilliance it is next to a miracle today -- and that's exactly what Heidi was able to do. Unbelievable!Opera Cakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08940773671378765685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2949086046279498177.post-84731734015939250512011-10-17T14:52:05.458+02:002011-10-17T14:52:05.458+02:00She was a wonderful Gutrune (and boy that's di...She was a wonderful Gutrune (and boy that's difficult in such a dull role) at the DOB in 2009 and last month too.tristanyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09672568961970796025noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2949086046279498177.post-44319605040310333712011-10-17T11:49:33.827+02:002011-10-17T11:49:33.827+02:00What Dr. B Said. You could have heard her in the t...What Dr. B Said. You could have heard her in the title role of Ariadne auf Naxos in Bordeaux last winter. Fabulous!Chanterellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15718940408471760091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2949086046279498177.post-51857466023472707162011-10-16T16:43:08.798+02:002011-10-16T16:43:08.798+02:00Heidi Melton is one of ours. She is a graduate of...Heidi Melton is one of ours. She is a graduate of all levels of training at the San Francisco Opera and someone we have major good wishes for. It's nice to hear news about her.Dr.Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02298893523780056481noreply@blogger.com