This is an effective staging, though the set looks medieval and the costumes are modern. It’s well paced, well played, well sung. Jonas Kaufmann is an ideal Tito. His voice is not only beautiful and flexible, it’s also ample, retaining warmth and sweetness when he sings out. The character of Tito is too good to be true, but Kaufmann makes him intense, noble, and beliveable. Vesselina Kasarova is riviting as Sesto. Her voice is gorgeous and multi-colored, her technique exquisite, her immersion in the role complete.
Wagner: Siegfried
Fantasy, Music
7.5
Wagner: Götterdämmerung
Fantasy, Music
8.0
The Metropolitan Opera: Aida
Drama, Music, Romance
9.0
The Metropolitan Opera: Samson et Dalila
Music, Drama
0.0
The Metropolitan Opera: La Fanciulla del West
Music, Drama, Action
0.0
The Metropolitan Opera: Marnie
Music
10.0
The Metropolitan Opera: La Fille du Régiment
Music, Drama
0.0
Poulenc: Dialogues des Carmélites
Drama, Music
0.0
Glyndebourne: Hamlet
Drama, Music
0.0
Royal Opera House 2023/24: Madama Butterfly
Music, Romance
0.0
Beethoven: Fidelio
Music, Drama
6.0
Show Boat
Music
0.0
Eugene Onegin
Drama, Music
0.0
Verdi: Aida (Bregenz Festival)
Music
0.0
The Metropolitan Opera: Medea
Music
0.0
The Marriage of Figaro
Comedy, Music
5.4
Antonín Dvořák: Stabat Mater op.58
Music
0.0
The Metropolitan Opera: Madama Butterfly
Music, Drama
9.0
Trpělivý Sokrates
Music, Comedy
0.0
Parsifal - Teatro Massimo
Music, Drama
0.0