Today’s Rusalka video overview covers filmed performances of Dvorák’s opera since 2010.
“This throwback to the golden age of opera—superhuman singing greeted with frenzied ovations—was a function of a perfect storm of excitement.”
A clearly moved Hvorostovsky basked in the moment and momentarily broke character to acknowledge the love.
La Cieca predicts you won’t be seeing any puritans at the Met next season, except of course for the ones who slouch around during intermission hissing, “You call that a trill?”
And in this dream, WQXR’s Operavore was hosting an exclusive season preview for the Met at the charming downtown Greene Space.
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