Y el elenco del Met parecía divertirse con todo ello, incluso cuando sus voces no acabaran de llegar del todo a la audiencia. Especialmente en el primer acto, gran parte del canto sonaba poco potente

You are supposed to judge things on their own terms, some say. On its own terms—theatrical and musical—this Agrippina succeeded. Succeeded brilliantly, frankly. How do you like those terms? On the

The title, the plot, and the posters all place Joyce DiDonato’s character at the heart of the opera, and the mezzo-soprano is, as always, a star — majestically devious, irresistibly charming, and

If you sit close enough for all the personality the performers inject into their parts, much of the singing—especially the low notes of the men—will dissipate behind a screen of orchestration, and

Joyce Didonato cuajó una Agrippina incontestable. La cantante de Kansas regresa al Met con un nuevo Grammy debajo del brazo, y con la seguridad que da haber paseado el personaje de la emperatriz roma