http://livingattheopera.com/blog/2009/02/25/the-mets-telecast-stifles-the-romantic-mood-in-lucia-di-lammermoor/ International and National Opera & Dance reviews from a passionate Opera Fan Sun, 12 Feb 2012 19:54:32 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 http://livingattheopera.com/blog/2009/02/25/the-mets-telecast-stifles-the-romantic-mood-in-lucia-di-lammermoor/comment-page-1/#comment-6329 Ralph Sat, 02 May 2009 09:19:21 +0000 http://livingattheopera.com/blog/?p=979#comment-6329 I saw the same performance and came away thinking the following: Netrebko: Gorgeous voice, but struggles with the role...not an easy fit. Beczala: The best singing of the evening "The Iron Tenor" can do just about anything and it's a fine manly sounding voice, a real find. Kwiecien: Just gets better as time goes by with a beautiful voice also, not one of those threadbare baritones like Thomas (a fine singer, no doubt, but with a lesser voice) Hampson. Ibdrazakov: Raimondo needs more body & bottom than is available to him. I wish reviewers would be a little more educated on the voice...we'll never have another Corelli or a Bjoerling if we accept less. Thanks for listening. I saw the same performance and came away thinking the following:
Netrebko: Gorgeous voice, but struggles with the role…not an easy fit.
Beczala: The best singing of the evening “The Iron Tenor” can do just about anything and it’s a fine manly sounding voice, a real find.
Kwiecien: Just gets better as time goes by with a beautiful voice also, not one of those threadbare baritones like Thomas (a fine singer, no doubt, but with a lesser voice) Hampson.
Ibdrazakov: Raimondo needs more body & bottom than is available to him.
I wish reviewers would be a little more educated on the voice…we’ll never have another Corelli or a Bjoerling if we accept less. Thanks for listening.

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