Curtain Call in Andrea Chénier with Sondra Radvanovsky and Jonas Kaufmann at Liceu 03.15.18

Andrea Chénier is a passionate love story set in the convulsive days of the terror at the height of the French Revolution. The opera is framed in full-throttle verismo, with its commitment to the embodiment of reality through great vocal and orchestral sensationalism.

[@pattinicholls3256]

Bravo tutti, but especially Sondra!

[@brachio8695]

Wow.. very dramatic finale.Bravi!

[@mariavalletcoral7984]

¡¡¡¡ fantastica¡¡¡ la he visto el 15 de Marzo de 2018 en el Gran Liceo, y ahora la veo por youtub y no me canso

[@dolorsmunozsoler5697]

Yo tuve la fortuna de estar allí en vivo y en directo. Fué una interpretación maravillosa y la reacción del público fantástica.!!!!!! Que maravilla!!!!!

[@rosy3385]

Quel duo merveilleux !

[@mariateresaculibuj7634]

Fantàstica!!!

[@davy91101]

An exciting evening at the Liceu; I would love to have been there

[@dumitraconstantin5081]

❤❤❤❤❤❤FELICITĂRI 🎊!!!!❤ CE SUCCES ENORM 🎉🎉🎉FELICITĂRI 🎊!!!! RESPECT. CU DRAG. SUCCES ȘI IAR SUCCES. ❤❤❤❤

[@dolorsmunozsoler5697]

Realmente poder disfrutar de la interpretación de Jonas Kaufmann fué una verdadera delicia. Los aplausos muy merecidos!!!!!

[@christawietholter3247]

Immer wieder gerne zu hören!

[@pilarpaco6569]

Dúo muy bueno, orquesta un tanto fuerte

[@austinacocella3243]

Kauffman sound like a baritone in this part. His voice seems to have darkened considerably since I last saw him at the Met.

[@VICTORIYA-THEATER-FAN]

Absolutely agree!!!!!

[@Italopera3376]

Not a baritone but a bad tenor, finished now alas !

[@aliciasarramida]

Wonderful!!!!

[@BreezyNyGal]

Exceptional ! Thanks for the post! I saw this gem too on Manday March 12-th in Barcelona :)

[@allenzahnjunge3965]

Kaufmann is really better with Rodvanowsky and Westbrook than with Harteros

[@jordipanadesribera6890]

Chapeau.

[@sisifus100]

Wonderful4

[@michaelroberts6894]

She reminds me of Elena Souliotis , same kind of built in excitement. Hope she lasts longer!!

[@ER1CwC]

That’s a fantastic comparison, including I think from a voice type standpoint. I think Rad has been much less reckless though in terms of repertory and has a more secure technique.

[@ransomcoates546]

She has lasted about 30 years longer already.

[@lukasmiller486]

Does anyone else think Sondra Radvanovsky sounds a bit like Maria Callas? She’s got that liquid dark middle voice and her high notes have a similar ring.

[@williesullivan3985]

Sondra sounds nothing like Maria Callas Get your ears checked

[@mariarosaguardiaalsina1051]

Un cantant especial

[@JavierBorja-bs1dd]

Especial porque es un mediocre convertido en divo mediante el marketing, que la gente se "traga"

[@saradambrosca4815]

Quindi la nota qual' era?!?!?!? 😏

[@bodiloto]

Sara D Ambrosca l'acuto finale non ha nessuna importanza . come cantano ? idem ...

[@olivierpadovani6081]

kaufmann couvert par la somptuosité de la voix de Radvanovsky et il veut chanter Tristan !

[@Italopera3376]

Il y aura moins d'extrêmes aigus, donc moins de cris ! Il va falloir qu'il change de technique, ou bien qu'il fasse autre chose, metteur en scène par exemple. Nous sommes en train de perdre un excellent interprète, comme un grand pianiste à qui on confisque son Steinway.

[@olivierpadovani6081]

C'est triste mais ne l'a t- il pas un peu cherché . Sa technique est vraiment curieuse tout comme la couleur de son timbre . Tout cela reste artificiel . Il se fabrique une voix qui n'est pas la sienne ...

[@JavierBorja-bs1dd]

​@@olivierpadovani6081Yo estuve en una de las representaciones y estas son las características de Kaufmann que yo escuché: Voz engolada. Volumen normalito. Timbre no bello. Mala proyección: en los agudos Radvanosky lo tapaba continuamente. El mundo necesita ídolos y los marketinianos de la ópera han pretendido hacer de Kaufmann un gran tenor y, como el público cada día sabe menos (dicho por Kraus), se ha "tragado el sapo". No voy a compararlo con Corelli, Del Mónaco, Di Stefano, el Domingo y el Aragall de las grandes interpretaciones, no. Nuestro excelente tenor Pedro Lavirgen fue muchísimo mejor y, además, le echaba, más que nadie, lo que había que echarle.

[@JavierBorja-bs1dd]

Perdón: en las comparaciones me he dejado al mejor: Kraus.

[@JavierBorja-bs1dd]

Kaufmann cantará Tristán porque hoy prácticamente no hay heldentenors y, si hace falta, para que pase la orquesta, le pondrán amplificación bien disimulada, y el público "tragara".

[@Italopera3376]

Kaufmann ouvre les sons dans l'aigu. C'est horrible et s'apparente au cri. Pas étonnant ce qui lui arrive maintenant !

[@alexandranickel542]

This Opera requires a flexible, effortless voice and perfect diction. Due to his throaty voice technique (Voce ingolata), his perfomance isn't as good as many other Tenors. For this Opera i prefer Tenors like Franco Corelli, Mario del Monaco, Placido Domingo, Marcelo Alvarez, Giovanni Martinelli, Aureliano Pertile. His Performance looks a bit stressed and I missed the effortlessness in his singing and acting ! I think, Jonas Kaufmann has passed his zenith.

[@maurizio888]

Muchos de ellos ya están muertos... Hicieron historia... Pero el que esta y canta maravilloso es EL!!! No creo en las comparaciones.... Cada cual con su don... Y el trabajo de Kauff!!!!! MARAVILLOSO.

[@ransomcoates546]

Even in a standard production staging is weird. Can you imagine Tebaldi and del Monaco singing. B natural to each other and not the audience! Small, but typical denigration of vocal art for the sake of some bogus ‘dramatic’ effect.

[@richardc8738]

BS

[@bodiloto]

due vocalità poco adatte al repertorio italiano , entrambi cantano con una tecnica scarsa incredibile ma vero . non mi piace affatto . addio bel passato 1958 per sempre addio .

[@georgesclermont1911]

So much talent wasted on a 4th rate opera! There are so many operas worth the effort.

[@CarlosGomes-wi2ti]

This is one of the best operas ever composed!!!! If you think this is a 4th rate opera, your taste tells me that I definitely don't want to hear the operas that will be 1th rate to you!

[@georgesclermont1911]

@@CarlosGomes-wi2ti If this is 1st rate, where to you place the Othellos, Walkyries, Orphée e Eurydice, Gôtterdamerung, Cosi, etc?

[@CarlosGomes-wi2ti]

@@georgesclermont1911 Walkyre, Gotterdammerung and Otello would be 1th rate as well. Although it is really difficult to compare German Opera and Italian Opera. Overall, different types of voice required. Sondra for exemple is not a voice for Wagner. Neither is Kaufmann actually, although he sings the lighter Wagner's. Cosi is Mozart, what means that is always well written but is far to be a masterpiece. I learned to like Cosi when I sang it but it doesn't compare with Chernier. I would rather watch 10 productions of Chernier in a row before watch one of Cosi. Andrea Chernier is excitement, real Italian Opera. The public goes crazy with it, not with Cosi. People admire Cosi and that's it. Orphee e Euridicy is simply the most boring Opera ever written. I watched in the theater and it seemed like torture. Almost no one in the public were enjoying it. If this work would never be performed again, no one would care but everyone would be really, really sad if they don't perform Chernier anymore.

[@georgesclermont1911]

@@CarlosGomes-wi2ti Kaufman not a wagnerian! ! ! Have you heard or seen Parsifal, Walkyrie, Lohengrin? Americans would not like Orfeo which is miles away from Zeffirelli's Bohême, a favorite in the country. Why do I get the feeling that you are a singer that went nowherre?

[@CarlosGomes-wi2ti]

@@georgesclermont1911 did you hear Kaufmann live? Small voice! You have this feeling because you're stupid! Go listen to your "wonderful" Orphee hahaha. What a wonderful taste you have!!