VIENNA – Fiftieth Anniversary Gala of Wiener Staatsoper Reopening, Wiener Staatsoper, 11/5/05
No star burned brighter than that of Agnes Baltsa, stunningly coiffed and gowned, looking and sounding half her age as Amneris to the amber-hued Radamès of Plácido Domingo. Domingo may no longer have a complete Radamès in him, but he carefully husbanded his resources for a performance unforgettable for its intensity alongside Baltsa’s securely sung, imperious princess. Of the evening’s conductors, only Daniele Gatti seemed to actually be leading a performance, cueing singers and individual musicians, gently caressing Verdi’s vocal line and raging in the fury of the Nile scene.
Opera News.
ps. The foto is actually from that night
No star burned brighter than that of Agnes Baltsa, stunningly coiffed and gowned, looking and sounding half her age as Amneris to the amber-hued Radamès of Plácido Domingo. Domingo may no longer have a complete Radamès in him, but he carefully husbanded his resources for a performance unforgettable for its intensity alongside Baltsa’s securely sung, imperious princess. Of the evening’s conductors, only Daniele Gatti seemed to actually be leading a performance, cueing singers and individual musicians, gently caressing Verdi’s vocal line and raging in the fury of the Nile scene.
Opera News.
ps. The foto is actually from that night
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