Given Susan Graham's successes (elsewhere) as Sesto and how terrific Ramon Vargas has been of late, it's a shame this run seems so poorly sold. Of course, that Gelb and the press only seem to promote revivals for sopranos doesn't help...
Meanwhile, if you're considering seeing The First Emperor, do yourself a favor and don't.
God help me, I still want to see if First Emperor really could be *that* bad.
ReplyDeleteOdds are possible for the Clemenza this Saturday, because it's so poorly sold.
I've always considered Clemenza deadly dull, but maybe I should give it another chance. On the basis of this cast, if nothing else.
ReplyDeleteThere are only 4 or 5 shows of Clemenza - I wonder why? Perhaps squeezed in among the Fille madness. It's not even being broadcast on radio. I'm a big Susie fan but as I live in the Midwest I've got to ration my trips (this summer it's SF and Susie/Natalie there).
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