Antonio Pappano introduces the music from Suor Angelica (The Royal Opera)

[@davy91101]

When I bought the DVD of the ROH production of the Trittico I finally realized why Agelica was Puccini's favorite but that didn't stop it from being the "stepchild" of the three. For many years the best recording was the de los Angeles performance and it is a very moving performance but the music after the aria lies high and great soprano no longer had easy access to the music. Even so the recording is one that belongs in any decent collection of the Spanish soprano's recorded work. ROH cast the Albanian soprano Ermonela Jaho who does have an easy access to the finale and is superb both as a singer and an actress. Criticizing Ms. Unwin is both rude and out of order; she is not a "star" A list singer but was there to flesh out Maestro Pappano's comments. It would have been wiser to draw a veil of silence rather that the remarks that were made.

[@ryancalarts]

Wonderful insight!

[@GwytherMatthew]

heartbreak

[@haddyanne]

Ghastly!!!

[@w.urlitzer1869]

you are.

[@fredo1070]

Blimey, Antonio Pappano should stop eating steak n kidney pudding.