tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9458752.post3563282508876494621..comments2023-10-26T08:19:23.900-04:00Comments on an unamplified voice: The awakeningJSUhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02477558636942883735noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9458752.post-78457841682586377132010-06-24T17:02:34.531-04:002010-06-24T17:02:34.531-04:00Part's Odette/Odile was fantastic, but with Co...Part's Odette/Odile was fantastic, but with Cory Stearns instead of Bolle or Gomes (or Hallberg) the show as a whole was a bit too much like the recent <a href="http://auv.blogspot.com/2008/10/violetta-great.html" rel="nofollow">Harteros/Giordano Traviata</a>. (He's not a plausible equal and she knows it -- but the realization fits better thematically into Traviata than Swan Lake.) Stearns did show an appealing melancholy inwardness in the court acts though: after his very blank substitute performance in La Bayadere, I wasn't expecting that. I suppose the somewhat naive Siegfried suits him better than the all-too-self-confident Solor.JSUhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02477558636942883735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9458752.post-11402824899711557752010-06-23T00:19:20.195-04:002010-06-23T00:19:20.195-04:00Veronika Part has had a remarkable season. Her Od...Veronika Part has had a remarkable season. Her Odette/Odile last night was, as you say, "full to overflowing" with generosity, self, and emotion. She has truly grown so much as a dancer these last few years. Even the technical wonders of Diana Vishneva (and those gorgeous arms!) tonight couldn't match the depth of character Veronika gave to the role last night. Her Aurora was joyous and grateful in Act I, spectral and yearning in Act II, and truly grand and musical in Act III. It's such a joy to watch her every single night she performs.<br /><br />Osipova truly found the role she was meant to dance on Saturday. I hope they get her to keep coming back.boxninenoreply@blogger.com