Five years ago, I hit 200 live music reviews. To celebrate this milestone, I reviewed the Madrid production of Bellini’s I Puritani starring Diana Damrau and her bel canto crew! Cheers to all of you from all of my subscribers, to my family, to all of my favorite singers and to all the artists I love and respect! Enjoy the review and let me know your opinions as well!
I Puritani
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Francesco Demuro. An Italian tenor known for his dashingly sweet looks steps up to the plate to take on the challenging role of Lord Arturo Talbo. Enjoy the review and let me know your opinions as well.
It was my first opera night at Paris’s Opéra Bastille and what better way to kick this off than with Bellini’s final opera directed by someone who is very famous for dark, gothic productions. Enjoy the review and let me know your opinions as well.
Ah, Maestro Lawrence Brownlee and Signora Albina Shagimuratova, two fabulous Bel Canto specialists. With their flawless interpretive powers combined, they scored A+’s all across the board in musicality, theatricality, for being complete performers, and for leading a most brilliant ensemble cast. Enjoy the review and let me know your opinions as well.