Just in: Salzburg plucks French mezzo for absent Joyce
mainThe Salzburg Festival has named the rising but not-terribly-experienced Clémentine Margaine to replace Joyce DiDonato in this summer’s production of Nicolai’s Il Templario.
Margaine, 31, was a cast member of Deutsche Oper Belin in 2011-12, then spent a season at Dallas.
She’s becoming something of a new-gen go-to Carmen.
this is a wonderful opportunity and challenge for Clémentine, one of the most gifted, profound and beautiful young artists today.
Magnifique surprise pour cette jeune mezzo qui le mérite bien! Tous mes vœux pour cette première.
Salzburg standards are really slipping, judging by Margaine in this excerpt.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ig_xlLY9_Y4
Hysterically to hear the kinds howling in tears whe she goes into the second verse. “Make her stop, Maman!”
She sounds just fine. I hope she is a big success at Salzburg.