Renée Fleming gave a recital last night at Zellerbach in Berkeley with pianist Olga Kern. I am having a hard time deciding what to say.
Unfortunately, Renée has reached the point in life where her voice is not the gorgeous instrument it has always been. Before today I have always been pleased to report that she sounded great. It was pouring rain, and the concert started very late, so perhaps this contributed. A piano piece was inserted so she could exit the stage. Perhaps it was just for today.
Renée is a celebrity who can charm any audience into submission, even me. Sigh. Strauss was best. Of course. We were asked to sing "I could have danced all night."
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1 comment:
I don't really like to write negative reviews and have decided to leave this as a comment. For me with my professional and academic background this was not good. It seemed to eerily lack preparation. A lot of my friends liked it.
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