Karita Mattila still steals Jenůfa at the Met

Por Robert Levine, 01 noviembre 2016

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“In superb, gigantic voice... Ms Mattila’s Kostelnička’s terrified”

Crítica hecha desde Lincoln Center: Metropolitan Opera House, Nueva York el 31 octubre 2016

Janáček, Jenůfa

Metropolitan Opera

David Robertson, Dirección

Olivier Tambosi, Dirección de escena

Frank Philipp Schlößmann, Diseño de escena, Diseño de vestuario

Oksana Dyka, Jenůfa

Karita Mattila, Kostelnička

Hanna Schwarz, Grandmother Buryjovka

Daniel Brenna, Laca Klemeň

Garrett Sorenson, Laca Klemeň

Joseph Kaiser, Števa Buryja

Ying Fang, Jano

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Robert Levine

Robert T. Levine is a New York born-and-bred music writer with a particular interest in music for the voice. His work has appeared in many periodicals and newspapers. He is the author of many books, including The Story of the Orchestra, four volumes in the Black Dog & Leventhal Opera Library, and, most recently, Maria Callas: A Musical Biography.

Karita Mattila - now Kostelnička - still steals Jenůfa at the Met