Roberto Alagna

Roberto Alagna

MADAMA BUTTERFLY - Puccini - New York

 

Press Review

newyorkclassicalreview.com - Eric C. Simpson - 03/18/2016
"Opolais and Alagna at their heights in an unforgettable Met “Butterfly” "
 
EXCERPT: "When excellence extends beyond the name at the top of the bill, we end up with a truly unforgettable performance like the one heard at the Metropolitan Opera Thursday night. The company’s new production of Manon Lescaut, which just ended its run, featured Kristine Opolais and Roberto Alagna as the leading couple, an A-list duo that attracted considerable excitement in the weeks leading up to the premiere. [...] Two of the world’s greatest singing actors in a classic Puccini tragedy, a superb supporting cast, excellent work from the pit, and an evocative staging made this easily one of the preeminent triumphs of the Met’s season.
 
[Kristine Opolais] had a tremendous partner in Alagna, who was at his absolute best as Pinkerton, unleashing his signature bright power and focus, and barely wavering throughout the evening. His singing was a thrill to hear, and his characterization of the American Lieutenant was intricately layered. He enjoyed remarkable chemistry with Opolais, helping to give the love duet scene at the close of the first act an impressive act all of its own, and making him seem only more repellent as a brash young naval officer with little concern for the consequences of his actions."

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28/03/2018