Hello all--
I enjoyed hearing Costello on the Roméo et Juliette broadcast last night and am looking forward to seeing him in person in the role on Saturday afternoon. I was especially happy to hear him take the high note (I don't have time right now to look it up on imslp to be able to name it) at the end of Act III, although I wish the Met were taking the intermission there, where it naturally falls and where Gounod put it. If I remember correctly, Grigolo did not take it. Please feel free to correct me if I am mistaken (as if I needed to ask).
Once upon a time, I didn't much care for Roméo et Juliette. Hearing the legendary Met broadcast with Sayao and Bjoerling is what started changing my mind about the opera.
Anyway, I'm heading up to NYC tomorrow for a weekend opera orgy to include Idomeneo, Roméo, the Met finalists (thrilled that we're going to get both "O luce di quest'anima" and Rienzis Gebet, two of my favorites), and Fidelio. I'm also looking forward to reading the NYDN's always-wonderful articles about 45.
Mike
From: Idia Legray <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Thursday, March 16, 2017 7:23 AM
Subject: Romeo et Juliette
Last evening I was treated to "the other cast" of R & J.
In the past I had not been a particular fan of Stephen Costello but I now
have to take back my words after seeing (and hearing) him in Santa Fe this
past summer with his ex-wife doing R & J in which he easily outdid her
and was a true surprise to me.
The other pleasant surprise was last evening. His Romeo, once again, was
absolutely wonderful. He hit it out of the ballpark on all counts. His voice
has a particular affinity for the French language I think and his "Ah! levee
toi" was spot on. His high notes were secure and held long. Bravo
Stephen!
This was my first time hearing Pretty Yende and I was looking forward to
it. She has a lovely soprano voice but I detected a slight "edge" (for lack
of a better word) to it. It didn't stop me from enjoying her performance
but I found her voice for Juliette to be a bit stronger than I picture the
character to be.
The music of Gounod is mesmerizing to me. The more I hear this opera
the more it gets inside my soul.
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