He stepped in last minute for Joseph Calleja in Faust.
Tonight he’s singing Cavaradosi in Tosca. The man’s in peak form and hungry for work.
Send us a mail if you heard him.
photo: (c) Lebrecht Music & Arts
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I was there, and indeed Alagna is in top shape at the moment. He did a splendid concert with us at Tivoli in Copenhagen in August, and he just seems to be as keen on what he does as ever before. Impressive after a 20 year+ career. His Salut, demure yesterday was simply stunning. Looking forward to his Cavaradossi this evening. I wonder how many other singers would take on two so demanding roles on consecutive days at a house like The Met…not something even Alagna should do too often, though….
everytime when his awful DG crossover like releases came out, that irritated me…