There was something very Russian—indeed, Chekhovian—about the mix of joy and tears, as the Academy of Vocal Arts performed Tchaikovsky’s Eugene Onegin
Donizetti’s La Favorite remains a relative rarity in the repertoire, especially in the original French version.
When soprano Yihan Duan started to sing her aria, you could feel an almost electric charge that something special was happening.
Tell us: Filth or dementia?
Hasten thee to feed another quarter of conversation for The Talk of the Town!
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