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• Cocky Kurwenal says:

  Gavrilova is a brilliant singer. She might not have Karita’s star quality, but she’ll get round the role with a lot more facility, that’s for sure.

  on October 14, 2009 at 1:28 PM
• Gualtier M says:

  I wonder if Mattila is pulling a Gheorghiu, departing the production right after the HD cinemacast – she has one more in this run this coming Saturday. We’ll see if she is better for that one.

  Meanwhile, I am seeing D’Indy’s “Fervaal” tonight. Enough Puccini!!

  on October 14, 2009 at 1:31 PM
• mrmyster says:

  I am tempted to listen tonight on Sirius, but
  I don’t want to come off the ‘high’ from last
  night’s Der Rosenkavalier – it made me feel
  so good! Thank you, Dr Strauss, Edo and Renee.

  on October 14, 2009 at 1:32 PM
• atalaya says:

  Also breaking:
  DDN has just learned that, on the internets, LOL means “laughing out loud” not “lots of love”.

  http://twitter.com/Danielledeniese

  By ending her tweets with LOL I imagined her giggling maniacally over everything. I’m a little disappointed about the clarification.

  God, I love her.

  on October 14, 2009 at 1:33 PM
• CerquettiFarrell says:

  Well, you know, down under.

  on October 14, 2009 at 1:36 PM
• Harry says:

  Notice on her Twitter site,D-dN – her photo pose is so like ‘Ms Battle spread out- face down on that chaise’ lounge on the DG cover of Battle’s Semele’.
  Motto: Don’t tempt fate!

  on October 14, 2009 at 1:59 PM
• rysanekfreak says:

  And WTF stands for What the Fach? As in WTF is Mattila doing singing Tosca? WTF ever possessed JD Florez to sing the Duke of Mantua?

  on October 14, 2009 at 3:55 PM
• La Cieca says:

  It seems ironic that someone called “rysanekfreak” would object to Mattila’s singing Tosca. (By which La Cieca means Rysanek and Mattila have certain very strong similarities as voices and as personalities, and Rysanek sang Tosca for many years.)

  on October 14, 2009 at 4:34 PM
• ellerveira says:

  #7: Doubtless Florez hoped he might expand his repertoire a bit beyond just early 19th century coloratura operas, into something more mainstream, as did Pavarotti. But his voice wasn’t up to it (too light, small and thin). He does need to branch out, IMO, since if you look at his schedule he just repeats the Barber and Daughter of the Regiment, over and over and over (with a rare venture to Bellini or other Donizetti upon occasion). Maybe he should try some light Mozart soon.

  on October 14, 2009 at 4:52 PM
• rysanekfreak says:

  I don’t hear a similarity between Mattila and Rysanek…not at all. I cannot imagine Mattila doing Gioconda or Frau ohne Schatten. The various pirates of Rysanek’s Gioconda are exciting. She has the Italianate sound for it. (Austria is a lot closer to Italy than Finland is.) And there is no way that I want to hear Mattila doing the Kaiserin or Chrysothemis. I cannot even imagine what a Mattila Ariadne would sound like. WTF?

  on October 14, 2009 at 5:06 PM