Tenor Alongi stood out throughout the performance. She did not hesitate to emphasize the lower and spoken part of her register, giving the performance more immediacy and intensity. Aguado had an excellent understanding of Carmen’s temperamental nature, evident in her inflection of phrases and spin of ornate melodies. His tone was dark and opulent, matching the seductive nature of the character. The mezzo-soprano Aguado inhabited the character of Carmen with great ease from her first moments on stage with “Love is a rebellious bird”. Their onstage chemistry was palpable and their musical dialogue was projected with a wonderful vocal blend. Soloists Philip Alongi as Don José and Francesca Aguado as Carmen shone in their roles with vocal prowess and stage presence. MLO’s production featured a mix of young and more experienced singers. Bizet died a few months after the premiere, unaware of the notoriety that his comical opera would win in the centuries to come. To take the deepest fall and ultimately take her life is Corporal Don José whose blinding love for Carmen can’t allow her to be with anyone else.īizet’s music flirts, soars and flirts like the characters in the story. What the libretto and music provide, however, is a tangible story of a strong, if sometimes manipulative, woman whose charms drive the men in her life mad. CarmenPerhaps the libretto was too realistic in its depiction of popular life in Seville, perhaps too provocative in its musical exoticism, or perhaps too harsh in its refusal to reward virtue in the end. The Miami Lyric Opera celebrates its 20th anniversary e anniversary this season, and on Saturday night, the robust company took the stage at the South Miami-Dade Cultural Arts Center with Georges Bizet Carmen.īizet was convinced his opera was a failure after critical acclaim when it premiered in March 1875. Francesca Aguado holds the title role of Bizet Carmen at the Lyric Opera of Miami.
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