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| Angel Blue and Angelika Kirchschlager |
The Rape of Lucretia, a 1946 chamber opera by Benjamin Britten directed by Keith Warner and featuring Angelika Kirchschlager as Lucretia and Jonathan Lemalu as Collatinus. The production was generally strong, well cast and was a surprisingly effective vehical for the popular Kirchschlager. The standout however was the young American Angel Blue singing the role of Female Chorus. A former Miss California Blue not only sang with a technically flawless voice but had the stage presence of a star (not to be confused with the formulaic presence of a diva). What a fantastic production and great mid-century opera to take in mid-winter.
Hopefully the man conducting his mustache wont be sitting next you!
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| Back stage Theater an der Wien |
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