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...roles of Zuniga (Robert Danielowich) and Micaela (Minna Hahn), are not supposed to be devoid of feeling, but an audience unfamiliar with the opera might have left Dunster on Saturday night thinking so. Danielowich's voice was strong but in mangling Bizet's French came off as unimpressive. He did not project downstage, but constantly across, his gestures at times relevant, at times not. He conveyed authority in his part, but little else...
...likely melodious. But the orchestra too easily drowned her out, and her acting was nonexistent. Micaela is an interesting bit part; despite her fragility, she feigns strength in her aria in the third act. Hahn had the fragility but showed no strength. Playing Zuniga and Micaela with such vapidness, Danielowich and Hahn undermined the aesthetic contributions of these characters to the opera. Piquant roles too easily become inconsequential...
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