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She appeared as Fiorfiligi in COT's Cosi two years ago with Swedish mezzo Tove Dahlberg: they successfully conveyed the idea - as two Swedish blondes - that they really were sisters.
(that Cosi was set in a trendy singles bar, run by Don Alfonso)
The biggest star of the Poppea show was Danielle De Niese as Poppea, at 24 she's already appeared at the Met and in Europe (Cleopatra in Giulio Cesare/Netherlands, etc.) and is Semele in the new Arion recording.
Also superb were Krisztina Szabo as Ottavia, soprano Michael Maniaci as Nerone, Tobias Cole as Ottone. The always-involving direction was done by Diane Paulus.
COT brings us first-class baroque opera, something Chicago has needed. (They also do other things, e.g. this year Britten (Death in Venice) and Rossini (Viaggio a Reims).
For more on COT check out www.chicagooperatheater.org
-Dan
> on 3/10/04 10:46 AM, Per Bäckström at per.bac@... wrote:
>
> Miah will sing La Fortuna and Drusilla in a new production of
> L'incoronazione di Poppea at Palais Garnier, Paris, January 26 and
> 30, February 2, 6, 8, 11, 14, 17, 20 and 22. Ivor Bolton conducts.
>
> The cast look very promising:
> La Fortuna/Drusilla Miah Persson
> Ottone Christophe Dumaux
> Poppea Anna Caterina Antonacci
> Nerone Jacek Laszczkowski
> Arnalta Dominique Visse
> Ottavia Monica Bacelli
> Nutrice Dominique Visse
> Seneca Kurt Moll
> Valletto Barry Banks
> Pallade Gemma Bertagnolli
> Mercurio Antonio Abete
> Liberto Topi Lehtipuu
> Lucano Guy de Mey
> Littore Antonio Abete
> Venere Lucia Cirillo
>
> I guess it will be difficult to get tickets for this.
>
> I know there is at least onee Malena Ernman fan on this group so it
> might be of interest that she will participate in Handel's Hercules,
> together with wedish soprano Ingela Bohlin. I don't know Hercules
> and thus don't know how big/small their parts, Lichas and Iole are.
> This happen in December 2004.
>
> http://www.operadeparis.fr/index.asp
>
> Per
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