Sondra castle
By the end of the first act, it was clear to me that I was experiencing an artist performing at her absolute peak.
88 pieces since 2006 — in 14 roles, at 12 companies, most often at Metropolitan Opera.
3 pieces as Anna Bolena — stats above show all coverage for Sondra Radvanovsky.
View allBy the end of the first act, it was clear to me that I was experiencing an artist performing at her absolute peak.
The Metropolitan Opera’s much vaunted so-called “Tudor Ring” of three royal operas by Donizetti got off to a bumpy start Saturday afternoon with a revival of Anna Bolena that stubbornly refused to cohere either musically or dramatically.
Having heard a bit of the opening night broadcast and read some decidedly mixed reviews, I was totally unprepared for the remarkable performance of Donizetti’s Anna Bolena that I attended on December 15 at Chicago Lyric Opera.
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