tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5952033003883282556.post1497820823358902965..comments2024-02-18T23:18:16.380-05:00Comments on Humbled and Overwhelmed: A Blessed Scottish Opera?Ivy Linhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03626556117524314236noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5952033003883282556.post-56820053335428574912019-10-10T16:21:52.014-04:002019-10-10T16:21:52.014-04:00I think Aida is another role that sits in the swee...I think Aida is another role that sits in the sweet spot of her voice. Wasn’t that crazy about her Tatiana.Ivy Linhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03626556117524314236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5952033003883282556.post-67351427454057959902019-10-10T15:25:05.972-04:002019-10-10T15:25:05.972-04:00Ivy,
You are thoughtful and articulate and I enjo...Ivy, <br />You are thoughtful and articulate and I enjoy your commentary. We were at the 2014 performance and indeed it may have been the highlight of her career. We will see it Sat eve and look forward to it. I struggle with her best works and include Il Trovatore, Aida, Anna Bolena and Capulets and Montague. She is astonishing and can cover up her small faults. She always challenges herself to new heights. Her verismo was fun, but not at this dramatic level. Thanks as always.Haimeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01155737506490465128noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5952033003883282556.post-27251327122688871962019-10-09T08:23:25.604-04:002019-10-09T08:23:25.604-04:00Leslie, I was going to see the Pirozzi performance...Leslie, I was going to see the Pirozzi performance but things got in the way. I've listened to opening night and it sounds like everyone wasn't in good voice. I think every performance in the run has gotten better. On Sirius last week Lucic sounded sick still -- you could hear the phlegm. I bet by Saturday the whole performance will be gangbusters.Ivy Linhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03626556117524314236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5952033003883282556.post-81681928623410998172019-10-09T08:19:14.728-04:002019-10-09T08:19:14.728-04:00Interesting review, Ivy. Thanks. I listened openin...Interesting review, Ivy. Thanks. I listened opening night, and though Lucic sounded sick, I loved his interpretation, over the ether. I also loved Anna, and Matthew,, whose aria had me in tears. Two performances in the house...I LOVE how each performance is so different from one another. I saw Anna's post about the Scottish Opera's curse and thought, "Oh, that's Anna!" I wasn't sure et used, but for me, with intonation, and attitude, she owns this part, and I'm reveling in her middle range, which has blossomed. Second performance had a young, very good stand in for Lucic. I missed Lucic, but this you g baritone was good. It took a while in the first act, but as the opera progressed, he was very good, and Anna behaved. I've seen her otherwise,and practically left the House crying.<br /><br />My second performance in the house, Lucic still not 100%, but talk about owning a role. From his first notes, I had goosebumps. The color, the dynamics, the body language. Ildar, for me becomes better for me each performance. I see the last performance Saturday. I am sorry to see it end.<br />.Lesliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11977685739075515378noreply@blogger.com