Summary
Anne Schwanewilms looked as wan and willowy a figure as Ariadne needs to, but showed immense vocal resources at the climax of 'Es gibt ein Reich' and the end of the whole work. Diana Damrau was in the same class as Zerbinetta, and here the virtuoso dispensing of the coloratura was combined with adorably tarty behaviour as she demonstrated the generosity of her libido.
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Problem piecePeter Grimes; Ariadne auf NaxosRoyal OperaPeter Grimes is usually felt to be the most uncontroversially successful of Britten's operas, but the more often I see them, and there's a boom at present, the more I feel th...See the full content of this document
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