As Aureliano, American Tenor Michael Spyres gave an entirely believable and well-received performance. His voice is powerful and multi-hued, ranging from the richness of his chest notes to the ringing clarity of his upper register. In character as the conquering emperor, he was well cast. His presence was always confident and masterful yet allowed him to soften towards the dilemma of his captives and finally yield to the pleas of Publia for clemency. His was a well-wrought character with reflected the depth of the portrait Rossini painted. Gregory Pritchard, ConcertoNet on AURELIANO IN PALMIRA at the Rossini Opera Festival - second performance tonight at 8PM!
Posted on: Fri, 15 Aug 2014 08:00:01 +0000
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