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...music, his range and abilities as an interpretive singer have grown exponentially on his somewhat alienating experiments of recent years. His work on the songs with Bacharach is ambitious and expressive, informed with emotional truth and an outstanding dynamic range; he soars into high notes with a rough, intense vibrato and settles into bitter moments with deliberate, raw pauses. Opting for broad, naked sentiment over sneaky sweetness, rough around the edges, the album is nothing like it might be if its voice were a more conventional pop singer, but not necessarily worse. While at times, the straining quality...
Steven Rickards, who sang the counter-tenor in the December 5-10 performances only, was downright magnificent, displaying a remarkable range and amazing facility in both a smooth, unornamented style and a more decorative, vibrato-filled voice. Certain fast high notes, especially quick jumps up the range in the first few tenor solos sounded a touch over-breathy. However, as the piece progressed, Rickards' slow high sections became a real asset, showing off his incredibly pure, sweet timbre and bell-like resonance. Rickards' runs were exquisite and flawless, his style characterized by very creative use of flourishes, including several impressive...
...witches, who have several recitatives each, a couple of duets and solos in a choral verse, are quite skilled in their musical delivery, though their acting, too, leaves much to be desired. Especially outstanding is the wild-haired Anja Blair, who projects wonderfully and exhibits a very clear, strong vibrato. The witches' scene, however, is too highly lit, giving the impression of a parody of a scene of darkness and evil. The sorcerer sings at the scene's opening, "Wayward sisters, you that fright/The lonely traveler by night...." Frightening lyrics, set to suitably dark, minor music. But when undermined...
...surprisingly good acoustics of the PfoHo dining hall: her strong, lovely soprano resounds thrillingly, even above the frequent fits of scuffling from the chorus members and recurring orchestral problems. Her Act II opening solo, "Thanks to these lonesome vales..." is excellent, demonstrating especially skillful use of dynamics and vibrato...
...welcome exception to the flatness of the acting can be found in the unfortunately far too small part of a sailor played by Joseph Specter. Specter sang with a very pleasing, quick vibrato, fine enunciation of his words and clear tone. And he is one of the few actors, if not the only one, who projects a consistent, believable stage presence. He simply assumes the character of the role he played, without pandering to the audience or looking shell-shocked by their presence...