tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9458752.post8336196637441235121..comments2023-10-26T08:19:23.900-04:00Comments on an unamplified voice: The artist is not presentJSUhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02477558636942883735noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9458752.post-38867410607303717842013-01-11T19:17:40.356-05:002013-01-11T19:17:40.356-05:00I think the review is not objective. You just prob...I think the review is not objective. You just probably prefer other singers. In my opinion, Susan Graham is too old for the role of Sesto.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9458752.post-82458641924278763392012-12-04T01:43:37.098-05:002012-12-04T01:43:37.098-05:00Thanks for the link. I think it misses the point,...Thanks for the link. I think it misses the point, though: Met audiences aren't pushing for Garanca (she's not a huge seller with a following) -- the administration is, or was. The interesting thing, I think, is that she's recognizably part of the Gelb pattern despite being the complete opposite of his main favorite Netrebko, who at this point has basically *only* her desire to seize the moment going for her.JSUhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02477558636942883735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9458752.post-67882605793336853922012-12-02T20:48:37.545-05:002012-12-02T20:48:37.545-05:00Woolfe wrote an interesting article about Garanca ...Woolfe wrote an interesting article about Garanca a couple of years ago.<br />http://observer.com/2010/11/the-garanca-paradox/<br /><br />I really can't even fathom Garanca being able to play Cherubino. Namenoreply@blogger.com