It may be extremely and utterly far from the best attempt I have done, despite doing five to eight takes of this, but the challenging journey was worth it and I do enjoy getting out of my comfort zone every once in a while.
Giacomo Meyerbeer
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I take on the challenge of singing Bois-Rosé’s little yet under-appreciated aria from the third act of Giacomo Meyerbeer’s Les Huguenots, which definitely needs a whole lot more love. Trust me when I say that singing this was akin to climbing Mount Everest, given that I have been doing and redoing this for about ten takes until I got to the one which I thought was all right. One should not be fooled by the size of Bois-Rosé’s role, as his Rataplan is extremely demanding, especially with the backing of the chorus. And yes, I sang this solo, which proved to be even tougher. I hope you enjoyed my rendition of this short tenor aria, as flawed as it is.
One month ago, Deutsche Oper Berlin exclaimed hail to the queen, when Liv Redpath made her role debut as Marguerite de Valois aka La Reine Margot. Enjoy my review and let me know your opinions as well.
After a two-month hiatus, I am back with a review of a Meyerbeer opera starring a young, enamored peasant girl from bucolic Breton whose head is in the clouds. Enjoy my review and let me know your opinions as well.
Diana Damrau and Giacomo Meyerbeer. This is indubitably a most celestial combination, especially considering the fact that it has been a magnificent dream Frau Damrau has accomplished ever since she studied his music during her university years. Enjoy the review and let me know your opinions as well.
This was yet another historical piece of work from Meyerbeer to add to my accomplishments of operas I have been longing to review for the longest time. The question remains, how well does this illustrious cast headed by Gregory Kunde, Clementine Margaine, Elena Tsallagova, Derek Welton, Noel Bouley, Andrew Dickinson, and Seth Carico stack up? Enjoy the review and let me know your opinions as well.