Monday, November 3, 2008

Renee Fleming in WNO's "Lucrezia Borgia"

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Renée Fleming and Vittorio Grigolo, in
the Washington National Opera's
Lucrezia Borgia

Soprano Renee Fleming will give her fourth Celebrity Series recital at Symphony Hall on April 19. At the moment, Ms. Fleming is performing the title role of Donizetti's Lucrezia Borgia at the Washington National Opera, with no less than Placido Domingo conducting. Opera gossip junkies may remember that Lucrezia Borgia was the role in which ten years ago Ms. Fleming was said to have been booed at Milan's La Scala. New York Times critic, Anthony Tommasini, sets the record straight on this tiny historical tidbit, then goes on to review the performance: In a Man's World, Poison Is Her Best Revenge.

Other reviews of the production:

Washington Post (Anne Midgette)

Washington Times



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