Austrian mezzo wins bubbly Wigmore contest
OperaAnja Mittermüller was named First Prize winner last night the 2024 Wigmore Hall/Bollinger International Song Competition.
She’s 21. Just about old enough to accept a drink from the sponsor.
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What a ridiculous , denigrating, comment….i suppose you would say the same about a 21 year old tenor or bariton????
I agree with you. But, being a non English, English speaker, I can tell you that the use of the word ‘frighteningly’ made me laugh! I wish I could explain to you why!
Can you give us a list of all the 21-year-old tenors and baritones currently plying their trade on the international stage?
Madam, y o u r s is an utterly stupid reaction: there’s nothing remotely sexist with the reporter’s observation and had the object of his remarks indeed been a tenor or baritone it’s likely the same comment would have been made. You must be desperately looking to find fault where no fault lies. Your complaint says far more about you than the journalist you criticised, suggesting you’re an empty individual.
She is amazing!!!
The headline left me wondering who Bubbly Wigmore is. A Bond character perhaps ?
A Wodehouse character.
Here in the UK, the minimum age to drink alcohol legally (without the supervision and approval of a parent/guardian) is 18 years, so the expression “Just about old enough” strikes me as misleading. Or is the threshold in Austria higher?
In the States the age is 21. The incidence of drunk-driving death has gone down noticeably since the age was raised from 18.
in Austria alcohol is allowed at the age of 16 years …