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The Times, January 22, 2015 |
Neil Fisher |
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Giordano: Andrea Chenier, London, Royal Opera House, 20. Januar 2015 |
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Kaufmann's hero is poetry in Motion
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Excerpt:
This is a star vehicle for the German tenor Jonas Kaufmann and he drives it
superbly well. Whether it's thundering out Chenier's early declaration of
idealism (which goes down like a lead balloon at a genteel ball) or eking
out the deparate passion of his farewell verses, Kaufmann sings with
thrilling power, burnished tone and ringing top notes. That he is probably
the best thing which has happened to breeches since Colin Firth's Mr Darcy
doesn't hurt either.
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