Ah, now I wish I'd taped that. Saw Indra Thomas as Leonora in Trovatore in Detroit this past October, and thought she was extremely good.
- Leslie
At 08:37 PM 1/1/03 +0000, you wrote: >Didn't tape it, but I thoroughly enjoyed the singing. I think the >soprano, Indra Thomas, is a "made woman" after last night. The >Summertime was a little light for her, but once she got into My Man's >Gone Now and the Bess music, she shone. She is also very pretty which >won't hurt.I just wish she had lost the red coat - trying to have the >Jessye Norman thing going, I guess. Laurence Brownlee is an awesome >singer. He was a little square in his approach unfortunately, but the >vocalisation was wonderful. And of course, Willard White is a long >time favorite. He was overpowered in voice size by the soprano, but >the sound was magnificent. Considering I am frequently - if not >usually - disappointed by singers I hear, this was a rare exception. >The Philharmonic sounded under-rehearsed???
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