I PURITANI:Bellini
Original Air Date: 01/06/2007
Summers; Netrebko, Cutler, Vassallo, Relyea
Live in HDMOD Video SID.19090212
This Puritani run launched Netrebko into superstardom, but also engendered some controversy from some bel cantists and Callas widows. Netrebko is a controversial singer in bel canto, but she had a huge success following her premiere of the new Don Pasquale the previous season. Netrebko is very fresh of voice, and will impress many. Her supporting cast is no more than OK, and for Callas fanatics she is totally inadequate. Watch and hear for yourself. I did see Sutherland in 1976, which was well up to her standard even though she had just turned 50. Netrebko in the second Live in HD performance (the English Flute had kicked the series off) was uisually electrifying, and that performance is available on DG Blu-Ray. This audio broadcast is also available in MOoD. This performance duplicates the HD transmission and the DVD cast. This performance is best experience in its simultaneous HD video which is on Met Opera on Demand (MOoD) or on DVD or BLu-Ray.
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