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...In that role Anja Kampe is predictably vivid, her fearless singing recalling the unforgettable Anja Silja more than 40 years ago....
...But by the end of the first night he was struggling, as was Anja Kampe in her belated Met debut as Senta....
...All the energy of the opera is concentrated instead in the highly strung Senta of Anja Kampe....
...the bleak staging with a stark dynamic drive, galvanising a supporting cast that includes Hans-Peter König’s sturdy Daland, Torsten Kerl’s vocally constricted Erik and nice cameos from Claire Shearer and John...
...Anja Kampe’s plucky Leonore (left, with Jyrki Korhonen and John Wegner) and Jorma Silvasti’s warmly expressive Florestan are the other linchpins of the success....
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