Magical!!
Cenerentola, to me, is one of those special operas where multiple versions on the opera shelves are justified, if not a necessity. Operas like Boheme, Lucia, Manon and Traviata have such musical and theatric variables that viewing different performances is a delight. This is one of four Cenerentolas I treasure and watch a lot.
So, what's so special about this one?
First is the quality of the singing; there ain't a less than splendid voice in the cast. I first experienced Mme Garanca in the Baden Baden gala (which is still available on DVD and is a must-have). The fact that she sings a fabulous Cenerentola here and and equally fabulous Carmen on another disc should be sufficient evidence of her vocal and acting talents. Brava!!
Lawrence Brownlee (Don Ramiro) is one of the new breed of bel canto trained tenors so essential to these roles. Traditional tenors, such as those whose work I first experienced as a much younger opera-fan-in- training, cannot...
Delightful
This has already been released in Europe and despite a couple of small reservations is a sparkling and highly enjoyable performance. The singing is brilliant throughout with the Latvian mezzo as Cinderella as beautiful to look at as she is to listen to. I did not care too much for the sets and costumes which have been updated to what I guess is early 20th century Italy as this deprives Dandini and Don Magnifico of their bizarre costumes that both characters usually use to great effect to add to the humour, and as usual the Met cameras seem to of lower quality than say Opus Arte where the bit rates are at least 25% higher on the Glyndebourne release and it shows. Despite this however I enjoyed the performance very much and this is a strong rival to the Opus Arte disc.
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