Re: Berio Turandot

It's hard to say - first, at least on concert stage, she doesn't present as
a very sympathetic Liu, and although I acknowledge it's a very superficial
judgment, the way she moves her arms around reminds me of a combination of
Kathy Battle and Celine Dion (he said, bitchily).. Going beyond that, she
seemed to me all efficiency and not much more. It may well be for this kind
of a walk-on that's all she was able to do, and it may also be that the
voice itself is not in the same shape it was even five years ago - there's a
very dusky quality to the lower voice, as I heard it. I also acknowledge
that a lot of people like her (although apparently not Peter Gelb : )/

Best
"Mark" <mark.clavecin@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> REG wrote:
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>> Hei Kyung Hong, a singer I have never been able to like, was Liu.
>>
>> There were a lot of microphones on stage (legitimate) and perhaps this is
>> all being recorded for some purpose.
>
> Really? I've seen Ms. Hong several times and thought she was stellar.
> She sang Cleopatra in the Handel several years ago that was the best
> singing of the night. Most recently, she sang an amazing, note perfect
> and moving Traviata here. What don't you like about her?
>


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