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sawylEnjoyed the Beebs broadcast of Placido Domingo and various past Operalia winners at the RoH. Verismo not really being my thing, I encountered a couple of interesting surprises. I enjoyed the Great Man's performance of Nemico della patria from Giordano's Andrea Chénier thanks, I suspect, to the brilliance of the performer and my lack of familiarity with the piece. Likewise Sonya Yoncheva's performance of Depuis le jour from Gustave Charpentier's Louise seemed delightful for much the same reasons, but I'm not sure I've got much long-term interest in it.
Of the rest, the two pieces that really stood out for me were Nina Stemme's ecstatic and intense take on Dich, teure Halle from Tannhäuser and Julia Novikova's truly astonishing coloratura in one of Amina's arias from Bellini's La sonnambula. Each, in their own way, more than knocked the ball out of the park.
ETA: I've discovered a copy of the German broadcast on YouTube!
Of the rest, the two pieces that really stood out for me were Nina Stemme's ecstatic and intense take on Dich, teure Halle from Tannhäuser and Julia Novikova's truly astonishing coloratura in one of Amina's arias from Bellini's La sonnambula. Each, in their own way, more than knocked the ball out of the park.
ETA: I've discovered a copy of the German broadcast on YouTube!
