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.
Les Huguenots
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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.