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Opera
I'm intrigued by this paragraph in the New Yorker's review of Julie Taymor's "Magic Flute":
"One singer stood out from the others in his enthusiasm to embody Taymor's vision: twenty-six-year-old Rodion Pogossov, who until recently had been part of the Met's Young Artist program. He filled in on short notice for Matthias Goerne as Papageno, having never sung a major role at the Met or anywhere else. He has a mellifluous baritone voice and is a natural, extroverted performer. Basically, he rocks. In place of the cutesy clowning that star baritones often indulge in, he created an antic, athletic, sexy bird-man on the prowl. Perhaps the Old Guard disapproved when Papageno broke into a strutting, arm-swinging hip-hop dance, but it's about time the Met got some flava."
Anyone ever go to the Met? Anyone willing to get tickets for the April performances (on sale November 21) and go as my proxy? Having taken a (very expensive) trip to NYC this past spring, I'm not sure I can justify another so soon.
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