tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-416983732847060845.post2965064993129279645..comments2024-03-05T10:14:38.181+00:00Comments on CLASSICAL ICONOCLAST: Adriana Lecouvreur, ROH - perceptive NEW reviewDoundou Tchilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07469682216179706743noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-416983732847060845.post-26741580958402353552010-11-24T20:46:37.583+00:002010-11-24T20:46:37.583+00:00What a dream cast for a dreamy, underrated opera! ...What a dream cast for a dreamy, underrated opera! I'll forever have Renata Tebaldi's voice in my ear when it comes to the heavenly music from this opera, but I can very well imagine Gheorghiu doing a great job. And Jonas Kaufmann! Saw him here in Stuttgart before he was famous, and for his looks alone he'd have been worth the price of the ticket, but he also had the good sense to sing well, too.<br />Thanks for posting; I hadn't heard these two were doing Adriana together.<br />Best,<br />MichaelMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03933395486332411202noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-416983732847060845.post-45479660290727843032010-11-24T16:02:10.147+00:002010-11-24T16:02:10.147+00:00But the Molière bust is in the libretto! "Ne...But the Molière bust is in the libretto! "Nel mezzo, in fondo, caminetto adorno del busto di Molière."<br /><br />And the audience seating thing goes waaaaay back, at least to Wieland Wagner's Lohengrin (and then it showed up in Hans Neuenfels's Aida) but probably further.Micaelahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17424063023952527613noreply@blogger.com