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| 1/28/2007 |
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by Anthoy Holden |
At Covent Garden the Hungarian mezzo Viktoria Vizin replaces
Anna Caterina Antonacci in the title-role of Francesca
Zambello's rackety Carmen far more convincingly than the Italian
tenor Marco Berti attempts to erode memories of Jonas Kaufmann's
superb Don Jose. Laurent Naouri is even less robust an Escamillo
than Ildebrando d'Arcangelo, while the Chinese-Canadian soprano
Liping Zhang's Micaela makes much more of this tricky role than
did Norah Amsellem.
In the pit, Philippe Auguin's cracking pace bolsters Zambello's
gaudy production values. As supple of voice, Vizin's Carmen is
as pleasingly leggy as Antonacci's was busty. But it is the
menagerie of horse, donkey and chickens - co-conspirators with
the outstanding chorus - that set the tone of this flashy show,
and will probably ensure that it runs forever.
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