"Pria di partir, oh Dio!" (Coote, van den Heever, Polenzani)

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

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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.