Detailed Notes on bologna opera
Aquiles Machado is perhaps the very best Pollione before the general public these days. He looked handsome indeed in Giovanna Buzzi’s costumes; his voice is virile and wide-ranging, and he laudably sang the opening cavatina as composed. The alternatively cavernous sound with the Russian bass Sergey Artamonov (Oroveso) was significantly less appropriate for Bellini, although it was fascinating to obtain an opportunity to listen to him sing the F-big aria “Norma il predisse” that Wagner composed for this opera in Paris in 1839: it inevitably sounded a little bit away from position, but with solid contributions in the chorus and brass part with the Teatro Comunale Orchestra, it proved amazingly powerful in outcome.
Regrettably, the ballet was a contemporary interpretation which was not to our liking though the ambiance was amazing. It had been a good looking teatro with great record and...