The acerbic edge of Isabel Bayrakdarian's soprano communicated Blanche's anxiety but wasn't always pretty.
There's even a new 70-CD box set out this month to commemorate the soprano's passing.
The strings, floating high and sweet, weave a long-lined melody, eventually making way for the soprano's entrance.
That's because the soprano sang the role of Cleopatra when the David McVicar production premiered at England's Glyndebourne Festival in 2005 and performed it again when the staging traveled to the Lyric Opera of Chicago in 2007.
Ms. ALSOP: And then there's a gorgeous soprano who sings higher than one thinks possible.
Fabiano's co-star on Monday will be soprano Angela Meade, who studied with him at Philadelphia's Academy of Vocal Arts and was also a winner of those Met auditions.
Today, most players perform Bigaglia's sonata on a soprano recorder, but we wanted a more extreme sound suitable for the dramatic character of the music.
Dramatically, the German soprano worked hard to fulfill Decker's vision of an exhausted, consumptive courtesan compelled to put on her red dress and high-heel shoes to entertain her savage admirers.
The move to heavier parts will likely mean less time for comic roles, like Adina in "Elisir, " which will disappoint not only Ms. Netrebko's fans but also the soprano herself.
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Those numbers are scarier than anything Tony Soprano ever unleashed in Dr. Melfi's office.
She will compete against soprano Kate Royal, who performed on last year's winner of album of the years Sir Paul McCartney's Ecce Cor Meum, and critically acclaimed violist Lawrence Power.
The Schubert piece, sung with power, if not much nuance, by soprano Michelle Trainor, was more musically related to Mr. MacMillan's language than one might have expected, particularly since Sarah's aria had a similarly overwrought character.
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The youngest contestant at 21, soprano Rebecca Pedersen, from Bountiful, Utah, used arias from Massenet's "Le Cid" and Leoncavallo's "I Pagliacci" to highlight a polished technique and potent sound that suggested she might grow beyond lyric roles.
Friday night's opening will include tributes to Dame Shirley Bassey, actress Sian Phillips, soprano Dame Gwyneth Jones, composer Alun Hoddinott and the late Richard Burton.
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