[…] The character’s music goes on forever, and, undaunted, the Romanian soprano sustained power and charm, even elegance, virtually without pause. In a staging that forces the action forward to the 1930s (and, in the process makes the inherent droit de seigneur plotting seem a bit odd), she modelled a modest maid’s uniform, and somehow …
[…] It was Monday’s Liù, though, who won the audience’s most ecstatically proclaimed affections. This is the second Puccini role for Anita Hartig at the Met, and she was even more impressive here than she had been in her debut as Mimì two seasons ago. From her very first moments, it was clear that she …
Turandot, starring Nina Stemme, Anita Hartig and Marco Berti will open on January 11, with three more performances on January 15, 26 and 30. The performance on January 30 will be broadcast worldwide as past of the Metropolitan Opera program Live in HD.