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Vienna State Opera: MADAMA BUTTERFLY—Reprise, May 16, 2006
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Something else of great importance: José Cura and the orchestra. The (singer) conductor offered up a first-rate reading of the composition and proved that the expression of sensitive, tender emotions does not need either sentimentality (schmaltz) or sugary sweetness. The members of the (philharmonic) orchestra were totally committed, accepted him without reservation and also followed him willingly. Cura drew clear distinctions in the orchestral rendition, in that strong dramatic outbursts were followed by the most delicate and soft lyricism in the blink of an eye. To the singers he was an optimal guide and accompanist. After his singing career, the doors of a conducting career are going to be wide open for him; that much was proven.
Martin Robert Botz/ translation Monica B.
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