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...The eminent cast includes Renée Flemming, Kelli O’Hara and Joyce DiDonato....
...There was a run of those poetic, soft, high endings, spun on a wisp of breath, that are a Kaufmann speciality — the arias from Carmen and Roméo et Juliette predictably floated away into the ether — but they...
...He is far more successful at varying his penetrating tenor with romance and ardour than he was in Carmen last season and the character flares passionately into life....
...Other engaging set-pieces include a parody of Handel’s aria “Lascia ch’io pianga” and a poignant expression of self-doubt by Carmen....
...Instead, it was Spanish soprano Carmen Romeu, who gave a reasonable account of the murderously difficult title role....
...Carmen Cucul will be available to answer your questions in a live web chat on Thursday, 1st December, 2011 between 13.00-14.00 GMT....
...When baritone Thomas Hampson cancelled his engagement, Dresden drafted in Renée Fleming....
...Other acts includehigh-flyers such as pianist Renee Rosnes and vocalist/composer Carmen Lundy, but Maricle’s straight-down-the-line 15-piece jazz orchestra breaks the mould somewhat....
...Waltraud Meier looked strong in Rosa Ponselle’s Carmen costume but sounded weak, while Alagna found José’s threats a strain....
...Conducted by Jiri Belohlávek with Renée Fleming playing the lead, the cast also includes Aleksandrs Antonenko, Christine Goerke, Stephanie Blythe and Kristinn Sigmundsson....
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