Elina Garanca-"Habanera" Carmen

[elleng]

Listening to Met Opera now, in which she's performing in Der Rosenkavalier. She's my favorite.

[jcboon]

1. Me too

[elleng]

3. Glad you too, jcboon.

[elleng]

5. Just found this, trying to figure out her role @ the Met yesterday.

Is she even BETTER than we thought?

'Elina Garanča has been hailed as one of the great mezzos of her time and one can see why the moment she steps on stage. She is an imposing actress who personifies each of her characters to perfection and has a luscious and expressive voice. This week she returns to the Metropolitan Opera to end one phase of her career.

The talk of the town has all been about Renée Fleming’s final Marschallin at the Met and while that is a special moment in the diva’s career, Garanča’s performances as Octavian mark her final turn in the opera and her final trouser role. It will also be the first time the mezzo works with Fleming, something that in and of itself is special.'

http://operawire.com/artist-of-the-week-elina-garanca-says-goodbye-to-trouser-roles-with-octavian-in-der-rosenkavalier/

[SwissTony]

6. Oh, my goodness.

Fleming and Garanca together?? I'm going weak at the knees just thinking about it.

[elleng]

7. So did I, when I heard about it.

Then saw this:

Watch Renée Fleming Take Her Final Bow in ‘Der Rosenkavalier’

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/13/arts/music/renee-fleming-final-bow-der-rosenkavalier.html

[SwissTony]

2. This woman is special.

I might read her book "Wirklich wichtig sind die Schuhe" just because shoes really ARE important.

[elleng]

4. Oh JA!