Asmik Grigorian can do no wrong

Asmik Grigorian can do no wrong

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norman lebrecht

June 02, 2019

There was a 12-minute ovation at La Scala for Korngold’s Die tote Stadt, much of it directed at the Armenian-Lithuanian comet in the soprano skies.

Alan Gilbert conducted.

 

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  • trivisani simone says:
    June 2, 2019 at 8:51 am

    I attended the premiere: she was simply overwhelming!!!

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  • Ned Keene says:
    June 2, 2019 at 10:22 am

    The lead tenor role of Paul is a notoriously heavy sing, too – I hope they saved a clap or two for him as well? 😉

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  • Novagerio says:
    June 2, 2019 at 10:47 am

    She is indeed a phenomenon! Don’t miss her given the chance!

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  • John Kelly says:
    June 2, 2019 at 6:59 pm

    We can’t get her at the Met though………….

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  • Brinton says:
    June 3, 2019 at 8:09 am

    She is fabulous, but we are burying the lede. Die tote Stadt was just put on for the first time ever at La Scala! The Korngold revival is real and it is here to stay. A forgotten curiosity, he is assuming what I believe is his rightful place among the great composers of the 20th century

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  • Basia Jaworski says:
    June 18, 2019 at 8:45 am

    Some thoughts about Korngold and Die Tote Stadt (in English):

    https://basiaconfuoco.com/2018/12/20/worshipped-ignored-forgotten-about-erich-wolfgang-korngold-and-die-tote-stadt/

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  • Basia Jaworski says:
    June 18, 2019 at 8:49 am

    I saw Asmik Grigorian as Marie in Wozzeck in Amsterdam. She is absolutely a phenomenon.

    https://basiaconfuoco.com/2016/08/19/wozzeck-zaterdagmatinee/

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