tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9458752.post4593304863589428513..comments2023-10-26T08:19:23.900-04:00Comments on an unamplified voice: The week in NY opera (September 24-30)JSUhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02477558636942883735noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9458752.post-5770272801080297402012-09-26T00:58:54.752-04:002012-09-26T00:58:54.752-04:00I like Kaufmann! It's not like Netrebko whom ...I like Kaufmann! It's not like Netrebko whom I actually find tiresome. I'm frustrated at times because he's not always as good as he could be, but he's always something.<br /><br />I just really like Lee, who's probably a few years away from being talked about enough generally.<br /><br />I've heard Stoyanova more than a few times here, most recently as Mimi. I like her and she always delivers, but I don't recall any real landmark nights... There's something about the conventionality of her physical presence/vocabulary that I think gets in the way of her excellent communicative singing. She's definitely going to be the one reliably strong link in that who-knows-what-will-happen spring Otello cast.<br /><br />Thanks for the comments!JSUhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02477558636942883735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9458752.post-40357342653431803452012-09-25T17:18:50.930-04:002012-09-25T17:18:50.930-04:00I'm totally with you on Anita Rachvelishvili &...I'm totally with you on Anita Rachvelishvili & Yonghoon Lee. True talents! <br /><br />If you get to attend a Liederabend with Kaufmann singing, you'll be far more impressed by him (or so I hope ;) ).<br /><br />Hibla Gerzmava is terrific. Her solid and beautiful voice is something that stays with you! <br /><br />If you get to listen to Krassimira Stoyanova singing ANYTHING [she'll be Desdemona in March 2013/The Met], it's hugely impressive: very classy, yet down to earth as a person, with a voice that leaves you in awe. <br /><br />It's shame that Heidi Melton won't be performing at The Met in 2012-2013, and yet she's arguably the best big voice from the US right now. Opera Cakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08940773671378765685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9458752.post-43159507776227963092012-09-24T19:28:34.456-04:002012-09-24T19:28:34.456-04:00Just admit it, you are not a fan of Kaufmann!Just admit it, you are not a fan of Kaufmann!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com