Tempest and turmoil, just like the role I might never hear him sing....cancellations..recovering ...patience...hope, of course, but still I feel terribly sad.
I can see him though doing it, now I know what he can do with some Handel arias, this would have been a wonder on stage with the perception and insight he puts in each role!
I like Ramon Vargas here, better than Paul Groves I saw at Garnier .
Saved from the sea,I have a raging sea
more fearsome than before
within my bosom,
and Neptune does not cease his threats
even in this.
Stern God! Tell me at least,
if my body was so close to shipwreck,
for what cruel purpose
was that withheld?
I also in a very VERY bad mood....
ReplyDeleteToday I am going to Europe for 2 months. Last 4 years I was going to Europe to see and to hear him. This time I am just ..going.
ReplyDeleteI returned tickets for all Summer Werthers (Munchen), for all Hoffmanns, for Carnegie Hall and, just for you, Yvette, I am loosing my, whatever, optimism...
If you happen to be around south of europe in August, get in touch (I think you mailed me in Paris last year). I know what you feel...have a nice trip though!
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