Royal Hunt
I have been a devotee of Berlioz’s Les Troyens since I first discovered the Covent Garden recording conducted by Colin Davis.
Matthew Polenzani
75 pieces since 2007 — in 31 roles, at 11 companies, most often at Metropolitan Opera.
75
pieces
31
roles
11
companies
20
years
By role
Rodolfo 5
Duke 4
Idomeneo 3
Nadir 3
Pinkerton 2
Iopas 2
Italian Singer 2
Giasone 2
Leicester 2
Macduff 2
Ferrando 2
Nemorino 2
Anatol 2
Alfredo 2
Tito 1
Roberto Devereux 1
Singer 1
tenor 1
tenor soloist 1
Gustavo 1
Germont 1
Florestan 1
Fernand 1
Ernesto 1
Énée 1
Don Ottavio 1
Don José 1
Don Carlos 1
Devereux 1
Count Vaudémont 1
Alfredo Germont 1
2 pieces as Iopas — stats above show all coverage for Matthew Polenzani.
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Royal Hunt
Les Troyens is one of those things, or often two of those things, that should be a big event or it practically needn’t happen at all.* The keynote is grandiosity in the best way, from the subject to the musical demands (let’s include the implicit challenge of one singer performing both Cassandre and Didon—not because […]
I’ll take the fall
The days are getting shorter, but you can keep the prattle going this fall’s Talk of the Town! You will, you can, you must join in the discussion about: Great mezzo soprano performances (October),
Gained in translation (November), Teleport me back to… (December).