"Smanie implacabili" from Mozart’s Cosi fan tutte (Samantha Hankey, mezzo-soprano)

For the past 38 years, the Richard Tucker Award has been granted to an American singer poised on the edge of a major national and international career, with a list of winners that reads like a who's who of American opera stars.
This year's winner, soprano Tamara Wilson, was hailed by The New York Times upon her Metropolitan Opera debut as "a young American who sings Verdi with a passion that surpasses stereotype." Her wide repertoire encompasses Verdi, Mozart, Strauss and Wagner roles and Ms. Wilson will make debuts this season at Munich's Bayerische Staatsoper and the Deutsche Oper Berlin and return to Barcelona's Liceu, all in leading Verdi roles, as well as singing Britten, Wagner, Mahler and Strauss in concerts with leading orchestras.
At this celebration at The Greene Space at WQXR, Miss Wilson will be joined by recent Tucker Foundation grant recipients soprano Erin Morley, mezzo-soprano Samantha Hankey and tenor Andrew Stenson. They will perform works of Mozart, featuring arias and duets from some of his most beloved operas, including Don Giovanni, Le Nozze di Figaro, and The Magic Flute. Pianist Brian Zeger, artistic director of Juilliard's Marcus Institute, accompanies. WQXR's Nimet Habachy hosts.

[@MrSukmidik]

This woman is amazing

[@dramaturge231]

Also, Brian Zeger plays that piano so well!!!

[@abisaijorgevegaperez5289]

Ironically enough Anna Delvey was sitting on this performance and she later said she had found a new love in opera 🤷🏼‍♂️

[@MsFlorian30]

talentueuse.Bravo

[@willemtates8232]

florian allegrian it is Brava ( Bravo is for men)

[@marieandreemathieu]

Willem Tates It's a french expression (from italian, of course). Good for all genders.

[@Fafner888]

That's not Idomeneo but Cosi Fan Tutte.

[@bodiloto]

questa è la voce del soprano .

[@draganvidic2039]

bodiloto Why do you think she sing as mezzo?

[@FrankJohnson-bj7yo]

She falls behind at the end of many phrases, rhythm sags off of the beat. Pianist misses some notes.

[@ArinaMkrtchian97]

It’s live music

[@FrankJohnson-bj7yo]

@@ArinaMkrtchian97 I do understand that "It's live music." I make my living, and have for over half a century, in live music, of all types. Still, all the glowing remarks below on this performance seemed to overlook that there are 'standards' in performance. These are not pedantic, but in this case, crucial to realization of composer (and librettist) intent and to communication to the audience of the character moment expressed within the piece. Slack rhythm and flaccid pacing are not consistent with these principles. I have played the piano part many times, more than I care to think of counting. It is not extremely difficult, and should not be played by throwing the hand at clusters of notes somewhere in the region appropriate. I mean no disrespect to either of the performers, just making points with which most professionals will concur. The young lady has a lovely color, she just needs better coaching, I would think.