Such a beautifully simple production and it really helped me to understand this aria better. I love how the scene focuses on the love of art. The love she sings about is the love of creating music not romantic love. I love how Hoffman resists because he’s not ready to give up on romantic love yet. I love that Nicklaus wears a wreath to remind the audience that they are the muse. A lot of directors don’t quite know what to do with this aria and what kind of love is being addressed. It’s refreshing to see a production where everyone knows exactly what the message and focus of the aria. It really clarified this aria for me and made it my new favorite. Thank you for posting this and bringing attention to great performances that refresh old classics.

I love Kate Lindsey! This production in particular, I really felt the emotional complexities. The unrequited love (both romantic and artistic), the fear, the pain. This production really captured how a love of art and a love of a person can overlap and conflict. Hoffman was distracted from the music by Octavia but when Nicklaus put on her robe it was a reminder that Octavia also inspired Hoffman’s music. The muse feels abandoned but also takes on the part of the lover and Hoffman comes back because ultimately art is his only true love.

They’re all talented singers but only Nadine Sierra and Elza Van Den Heever can act at all. Matthew Polenzani and Alice Coote weren’t awful in this particular scene because it fits their slightly mopey acting but there was no nuance. No sense that Idomeno is hurt about sending Idamante away, no feeling that Idamante is torn between wanting his father’s approval and staying with Illia. I would have greatly preferred that the Met record the production with Kate Lindsey and Frederica Lombardi, because they are incredible actors in addition to incredible singers. I see new things in the characters they play and they bring the relationships to life.

Wonderful! Thank you :) Have you watched Glyndebourne's production with Jerry Hadley? It is also amazing!

Do you have a clip of "Voyez-la sous son eventail"? Thanks for posting this one!

Elina. You are perfect!!! Next level!!!!!

Splendida voce, splendida capacità attoriale, splendida carica emotiva... In una parola... SPLENDIDA!!! 🎉❤

Very collapsed head and chest voice.

Pay attention to this fragment at 4:02. It is almost identical to the beginning of "Tutto e tranquillo e placido". Is Mozart telling us that something has happened between Susanna and Cherubino?

Очень люблю её❤️‍🩹

I saw her in 1999 in her debut in the Met's staging of Handel's "Giulio Cesare".

The most lesbian version I have seen (nothing wrong with that), Lea is so active whilst singing, only dropped voice when she fell, very Charlie Chaplin inspired movement, fun to watch.

What a voice!

Wonderfully soaring voice, perception of the part , and fantastic acting! She really does hold the stage!!!

Saw this live-it was transcendental Thank you so much for posting this so I can re-live it🥹

Of the many renditions of this aria that I've watched, this is,for me, definitely above all the rest. Great vocal agility and perception of the role and the score. Many who perform this have fantastic voices but it just isn't the same. My opinion, of course!

Cherubassa from now ❤

Beautifully sung by Kate Lindsey

What a marvelous voice VV has! Profound and at the same time crystalline!

Très belle interprétation de Kate Lindsey. Peu de vibrato, une très belle voix de mezzo soprano. Tout pour faire un beau chérubin pour ce mariage de Figaro de notre grand Mozart.

Thank you, a lovely performance. <3

Absolutely charming

What a rich texture her voice has ! Amazing!

Can anyone help me find video of other times Kate Lindsey has played Cherubino? There was a video of Non So Piu from a Royal Opera performance, but it's not on KZbin now (or at least I can't find it). I know she's performed it often. Any tips on where to find any clips I'd appreciate.

Kate Lindsey makes ones heart melt 🎉

I couldn't agree more. Her performance is so detailed, real, funny, heartwarming (and just a little heartbreaking for this lad whose hormones are raging) and visceral. She is a consummate singer and actress.

So much better than the current production.

A recent interview with Virginie Verrez is available on opera wire.

Amazing! 🎉

Great! Charming scamp!😂😂😂

The Best duet

I loved it! Nobody paid Coppelius the three ducats, though

Marvelous singing. Figaro was correct when he called Cherubino, un farfallo amoresso - an amorous butterfly. He does flit from woman to woman - even Marcellina!

Two nice mezzo... Lovely!

VV. Una vera meraviglia!

The only pity is cutting Coppelius' "j'ai des yeux". Such a great aria. Still loved it!

She is amazing and adorable!!! But the stage direction is downright creepy and weird. Just let her sing it and act it without the weird activity like dumping the laundry on head or trying to accost Susanna... Let Ms. Crebassa sing!

Ce Cherubino est vraiment adorable !

Kate really plays a handsome man in many pants roles.

kate is so good

Qué voz!!!

This was the first time I heard her live. I was blown away.

as a bi mezzo, kate lindsey is my forever favorite. good lord. she is everything in her performances. my gay heart aches & is inspired. and vocally,, just. the most perfect, buttery, measured, dynamic vocal. my god. not to mention the pure, individual artistry in her acting & approach. i lose my mind every time. when she followed me back in ig, trust and believe i DID absolutely lose my mind. my hero

Bravo!

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Fantastic!

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Super indeed. Vocal marvels as well, stunning.

Blegen is excellent as Gretel, in general this is my favourite Hansel and Gretel staging the cast is divine

Love her voice very much❤