![]() ![]() ![]() Castronovo’s voice and his commitment to the singing. In any event, it was a pleasure to experience Mr. As I have picked at his soprano’s high C, I might as well pick at his: it was effortful-a little strangled-but there (and “there” is the main thing). He has a suave name, and sings the same way. Our tenor was Charles Castronovo, from Southern California. By the way, what is Act II-the café scene-but a scherzo? A scherzo movement? (With a waltz and a march thrown in.) Act II, she handled deftly, and this is not an easy act to handle. She conducted with understanding, alertness, and command-a command that was not smothering. I have little to complain about Maestra Kim thereafter. There was not sufficient breathing or enjoyment. In my view, the opening last night was cold and hard-cold, hard, tight, and rushed. It should reflect youthful high spirits-and bonhomie, among the bohemians. How do you want the beginning of La bohème to go? It should burble, scamper, dance, and amuse. Appearing in the pit, she bowed to the audience, then turned to face the orchestra, with a wonderful swirling ponytail. She is the music director of the San Francisco Opera. ![]() Making her Met debut was the conductor, Eun-sun Kim, from Seoul. I don’t remember, frankly, hearing a better one. I have heard many, many Mimìs more famous than Anita Hartig. She simply let the music, the words, and the story speak for themselves. What I mean is, she did not really act (and certainly did not overact). Of true importance is that she sang with poignancy-without trying to. How about her high C at the end of “O soave fanciulla”? It was wayward-first flat, then sharp (as the singer tried to adjust)-but this was of little import. You could hear this, for example, in the shape of her arias. It has a mezzo-y lower register.Īlso, Ms. It has various colors, including darkish ones. That’s okay: no one is obligated to go.Īnita Hartig, a Romanian soprano, was very, very good in the co-starring role of Mimì last night. Some people don’t like those productions (or those operas, or Puccini, for that matter). ![]() Both operas are by Puccini, as you know, and the Met has productions by Zeffirelli for the two of them. The Metropolitan Opera began a run of Turandot last month the company began a run of La bohème last night. For admirers of Giacomo Puccini and Franco Zeffirelli, this has been a very good fall. ![]()
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