... still on figaro

[ryanfoster]

Weepy yearning countesses we've heard many. How about an angry one? A countess devastated and raging at her husband's infidelity.

Refreshing! Good to know you don't need croony, sobby noises and exagerated notes to make an impact.

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I'm all for interpolated high notes though! :P

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[idle_banter]

Wasn't quite taken by Dorothea Roschmann when I first came upon her Fiordiligi in the "flower power" prodection of Cosi fan tutte by the Berlin Staatsoper.

Maybe primarily because she didn't "look the part" (but who am I kidding when Caballe's my goddess?), or maybe I was thrown and distracted by the sets and costumes.

But she grows on you and yes, this performance is a revelation. And don't forget it's Harnoncourt at the podium so think of the inherent implicated challenges to the role...

[ryanfoster]

I wonder though if she might sound just as interesting on recordings or will she play it safe?

[xxpartyguyxx]

wow, this is so much better than the figaro I saw live in Sg back in...2006/7?

Is this a movie?

*just dropping by...*