Tosca é uma das
minhas óperas favoritas de G Puccini,
anteriormente comentada neste blogue por mim e por outros aqui, aqui, aqui e aqui.
Já tive oportunidade de ver esta encenação de Robert Carsen algumas vezes, entre elas
em Lisboa, com Elisabete Matos como Tosca. Existe também em DVD e
caracteriza-se pelas muitas cadeiras em palco (uma assinatura do Carsen) e
cenários algo despidos. Mas é aceitável.
A direcção musical esteve a cargo do maestro Marco Armiliato. Esteve muito bem e
orquestra e coros foram irrepreensíveis. Infelizmente, o mesmo não poderei
dizer dos cantores.
O soprano norte americano Catherine Naglestad interpretou a protagonista. Foi talvez a pior
Tosca que me recordo de ter ouvido. A interpretação foi desajustada da
personagem, gritada com grande intensidade. A voz não tem um timbre bonito e a
cantora nunca revelou momentos de suavidade na interpretação, tudo foi em stacatto e, no mínimo, em forte. O vissi d’arte foi amorfo, nada emotivo. Cenicamente também não foi
convincente. A morte do Scarpia e, sobretudo, a do Cavaradossi foram dois
exemplos de ausência de emotividade em palco.
O Cavaradossi do tenor italiano Massimo Giordano também foi pouco interessante. Apesar de o cantor
ter uma boa figura, não tirou partido dela em palco. E a voz também não ajudou.
Foi muito irregular, o registo médio mal se ouviu e nos agudos, embora sem
desafinar, foi incomodativo e nada melodioso.
Marco Vratogna,
barítono italiano em substituição de Thomas Hampson, foi o melhor da récita.
Voz potente, bem colocada e afinada. E o cantor soube imprimir-lhe sentimento
compatível com os momentos que interpretava. O que parecia ter sido uma
decepção (a substituição de ultima hora de Hampson), acabou por se revelar o
melhor da recita.
O baixo Valery Murga
foi um César Angeloti apagado e, aparentemente, nervoso e inseguro. Nenhum dos restantes intérpretes
impressionou.
Uma Tosca
decepcionante.
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TOSCA,
Opernhaus Zürich, January 2013
Tosca is one of my favorite operas by G. Puccini, previously commented on this blog by me and others here, here, here and here.
I had the opportunity to see this staging by Robert Carsen previously, including inLisbon , with Elisabete Matos as Tosca. There
is also DVD record. It is dominated by many chairs on stage (a signature of
Carsen) and rather empty scenarios. But it works.
The musical direction was in charge of conductor Marco Armiliato. He was very good and both Orchestra and Choirs were excellent. Unfortunately, I can not say the same about the soloists.
Tosca is one of my favorite operas by G. Puccini, previously commented on this blog by me and others here, here, here and here.
I had the opportunity to see this staging by Robert Carsen previously, including in
The musical direction was in charge of conductor Marco Armiliato. He was very good and both Orchestra and Choirs were excellent. Unfortunately, I can not say the same about the soloists.
North
American soprano Catherine Naglestad
was the protagonist. She was perhaps the worst Tosca that I remember to have
heard. The interpretation of the character was inadequate, she screamed with
great intensity. The voice has not a nice timbre and the singer never showed
moments of softness in the interpretation, everything was in staccato and at least in forte. Vissi d'arte was amorphous, not emotional. Artistically she was
also not convincing. The deaths of Scarpia and, particularly of Cavaradossi are
two examples of absence of emotion on stage.
The Cavaradossi
the Italian tenor Massimo Giordano
was also disapointing. Although the singer has a good figure, he did not take
advantage of it on stage. And the voice did not help. He was very irregular and
barely heard in the medium register and in the top register, although in tune,
he was not melodious.
Marco Vratogna, Italian baritone that replaced Thomas
Hampson, was the best of the singers. H has a.powerful nice and tund voice. And
the singer could show vocal motions accordingly. What seemed to be a
disappointment (a last minute replacement for Hampson), turned out to be the
best of the performance.
Bass Valery Murga was an apparently nervous and insecure Caesar Angeloti. None of the other performers impressed.
A disappointing Tosca.
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Bass Valery Murga was an apparently nervous and insecure Caesar Angeloti. None of the other performers impressed.
A disappointing Tosca.
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Thank you for the posting.
ResponderEliminarSorry for your disappointment. I also saw this production in 2008 with Jonas Kaufmann, Emily Magee and Hampson. Although I didn't like the staging of Carsen, I enjoyed the performance of Kaufmann and Magee. Hampson as Scarpia was too soft in my ears. Giordano's tenor is maybe too lyrical for Cavaradossi.
Caro Fanático,
ResponderEliminarpenso que a arte reúne técnica, profissionalismo e sobretudo entusiasmo!
Talvez tenha faltado um pouco de cada nesse concerto.
Um grande abraço do Brasil
That is a shame. This is one of the operas I have been reading about, but I have not yet seen. I hope that when I finally do view it, it will be a memorable performance.
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