Work: The Nursery (Detskaya) for voice and piano

On Sunday night Shriver Hall was packed with Baltimore opera fans who had gathered to enjoy a solo recital of the internationally acclaimed opera “anti-diva” Magdalena Kožená. True to her reputation, this Czech mezzo-soprano came on stage dressed in a casual black gown, which (ignoring the dress change tradition established by her stage colleagues) she chose to wear all night long.

Cette maîtrise parfaite de l’œuvre et la capacité, rare, à respecter parfaitement le phrasé des tableaux font de cette soirée un moment d’exception, dont on se souviendra longtemps. Un très grand chef pour un bel orchestre.