The Twelve White Shirts of Christmas, 2020 (9)

[It may be winter and lockdown and a time without live theatre in the halls, but no one said we couldn’t be dramatically good-looking while brooding in the dark. – Taking a page from Diana Haller (Tancredi) in Rossini’s “Tancredi”, Bad Wildbad 2019]

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On the ninth Day of Christmas, the White Shirts sent to me:

one supremely sulking Syracusean.

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…one alternative ending to “Fidelio”:

Amanda Forsythe (Marzelline) and Lise Davidsen (Leonore) in Beethoven’s “Fidelio”, London/ROH 2020

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…one reminder that Mezzos Are The Champions:

Teresa Iervolino (Rinaldo) in Handel’s/Leo’s Naples “RInaldo”, Martina Franca/Festival Valle d’Itria 2018)

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…one horny homeboy:

Kate Lindsey (Nerone) in Handel’s “Agrippina”, New York/Met 2020

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…one magical romance:

Maria Kataeva  (Ruggiero) and Jacquelyn Wagner (Alcina) in Handel’s “Alcina, Düsseldorf 2020

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…one nightly embrace under the pine trees:

Patricia Nolz (Cherubino) and Cristina Pasaroiu (Countess) in Mozart’s “Le nozze di Figaro”, Vienna/TADW 2020

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…one knight ready to lend a hand:

Daniela Sindram (Octavian) and Erin Morley (Sophie) in Strauss’ “Der Rosenkavalier”, Vienna/State Opera 2020

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…one Cretan serpentinata:

Aya Wakizono (Idamante) and Carmela Remigio (Ilia) in Mozart’s “Idomeneo”, Palermo 2019

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…and one shirt-sleeved Emperor’s true groove.

Sonia Prina (Ottone) in Vivaldi’s “Ottone in villa”, Venice/La Fenice 2020

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