Written at the time: Last night a couple of friends and I went to Lincoln Center to watch an outdoors High Definition screening of Madama Butterfly on a huge screen.This was the first full opera I ever watched, and I loved it. Loved it. I was riveted. I had read the synopsis on line before, and the production included subtitles, which was very helpful. And I just got so caught up in the beautiful music and emotion. It was a wonderful evening.
Patricia Racette played "Cio-Cio San" (Madama Butterfly), and her performance was amazing. She had to carry the whole show.
I think I'm now officially an opera convert!
Addendum: Marcello Giordani was a wonderful, beautiful, arrogant Pinkerton
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Great things are happening, signorina
(Also in HD at the MET the week before: Il Barbiere di Siviglia )
FIGARO Great things are happening, signorina.
ROSINA Indeed?
FIGARO Gran cose, signorina.
ROSINA Sì, davvero?
Vado, vado, non gridate.
Meridita
(9/2/09)
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