Conductor - Marek Janowski,
Florestan - Christian Elsner,
Rocco - Georg Zeppenfeld,
Don Fernando - Günther Groissböck,
Jaquino - Cornel Frey,
My copy of Beethoven's Fidelio with Lise Davidsen came in the mail today. I loved her in the Royal Opera production, but there were a number of things that didn't quite succeed. The men's chorus here is perfection. O Welche Lust is a beautiful piece, beautifully done here. It wasn't very attractive at the Royal Opera. On the first disc the voices are well balanced.
And then we come to Florestan and his big aria. I'm used to Jonas Kaufmann, whom I once described as "a Florestan to die for," and Ben Heppner. This one is too light, particularly when paired with Lise Davidsen. She lightens her performance a bit. I love Lise too much to turn it down, and she is incredible here. Later in the act she lets it rip, and the Florestan can't really balance with her. He's not that bad. He just doesn't come up to Lise's standard. This opera is hard to cast. Who has come along to follow Jonas?
In general I find this enjoyable.
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