Ah the unsurpassable Franco Zeffirelli Turandot production, starring Nina Stemme, Marco Berti, Anita Hartig and Alexander Tsymbalyuk with Maestro Paolo Carignani on the helm. Let’s see how well this fares. Enjoy the review and let me know your opinions as well.
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This was an afternoon I had with the finest superstars, Teodor Ilincai, Markus Brück, Noel Bouley, Tobias Kehrer, Martina Welschenbach and Alexandra Hutton, who all embodied the main roles to the best of their abilities! Kudos and tight hugs to all of you! You all deserve it! Enjoy the review and let me know your opinions as well.
Ah Angela Gheorghiu. A very gorgeous-toned and versatile lyric soprano that I like very much. Let’s see how she fared in this album. Enjoy the review and let me know your opinions as well.
Franco Zeffirelli’s legendary production of Puccini’s last opera at the Arena di Verona was simply put magical which is helped by a decent crop of Italian singers. Enjoy the review and let me know your opinions as well.
A review of Puccini’s most beloved and popular operas of all time and boy did I love everything about it at the Royal Opera House. With a cast of strong principal performers and a very detailed production, this was a very memorable evening for opera. Enjoy the review and let me know your opinions as well.
This production was made possible by the vision of one grand tenor by the name of Rolando Villazon alongside the awesome performers involved in this opera. Enjoy the review and let me know your opinions as well.
Boasting a huge, wide-ranging repertoire from lyric to dramatic soprano roles, Heli Veskus heralds this cast with courage and steeliness. Enjoy my review and let me know your opinions as well.
With an ever-strengthening vocal presence, heaps of discipline, and a phenomenal technique by his side, how did Alfred Kim fare as Calaf, a role he has been specializing for many years? Find out in my review.
Three singers who have made the roles of Cio-Cio-San, Suzuki, and Sharpless their own and one tenor whose career has been centered around Bel Canto and florid singing who has made his role debut as Pinkerton. How did they fare? Find out in my review.
Ekaterina Siurina, a coloratura soprano of such pristinely precise vocal beauty and indubitably immense dedication to her craft, tackles the role of the iconically poignant seamstress with a malady Mimí. Enjoy my review and let me know your opinions as well.