On Sunday I attended a performance of Handel's "Arianna in Creta " at the
Barbican Centre, London, with Miah taking the part of Arianna.The part of
Arianna exemplified Miah's ability to identify with her role in a strikingly
sensitive and expressive way. I was a little dubious about Handel's operas
before this excellent performance but soon found the opera to be "feet-tappingly
good" and musically thrilling.
Miah sang superlatively throughout the opera, engaging with her Swedish
compatriot, mezzo-soprano Kristina Hammarstrom in duets of heart-stopping
beauty.
The opera is to be broadcast on September 24 , 2009 by BBC Radio Three as part
of Radio Three's "Afternoon on 3" Handel Opera cycle.