16 August 2005

For Sondra, proceed to paragraph 7


In a 9-paragraph review of a recent "smoldering" Bregenz Il Trovatore, Sondra Radvanovsky, center of our Verdi constellation, figures quietly in paragraph 7. What makes opera smolder? It's why Sieglinde blogs her opera.

Smoldering Verdi on a floating stage
[Herald Tribune]