Next January, one of my favorite operas, Verdi's Don Carlos (French version of Don Carlo) is played at the Liceu, in Barcelona (Spain).
I was wondering if I'd go.
Now I know.
I won't.
Thanks to Franco Farina, playing Don Carlos.
I listened live to the MET broadcast of Cavalleria Rusticana I was talking about yesterday (free re-run Feb.10, 2007, 1:30pm ET). Franco Farina was singing the part of Turiddu (the main male character).
I am still shaken up by his poor performance (to use an euphemism).
My God, this was awful.
Kind of a nightmare.
And to think I amputated my sleep for that.
I hate his singing, especially his vibrato, always there, so irritating, so not right.
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Hey are you a professional journalist? This article is very well written, as compared to most other blogs i saw today….
anyhow thanks for the good read!
I'm most definitely not a journalist...
I heard that Ohio guy yesterday at the Théâtre de Champs Elysées trying to sing otello with Harteros. Ben Heppner was sick and Farina took the role. An absolute nightmare and a strong shame!
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