La Fille du Régiment was described as “exceedingly yummy operatic cake” and “the operatic show of the season” by The Times of London when it opened at Covent Garden last winter. Natalie Dessay’s voice and impeccable comic timing and Juan Diego Flórez’s remarkable musicality—complete with the famous high Cs that even I could discern were magnificent. Dessay and Flórez are an “operatic coupling made in heaven” raved the Financial Times. The staging was again a masterpiece. It always amazes me how we saw that fabulous set on Monday for Satyagraha (which had also been on on Thursday night) and then that incredible set for La Fille du Régiment. The mountains/hills surface were a map of the Tirol.
The story line was sweet as was the ending. The voices soared and managed to keep me engaged with both the music and the story- it was a great way to spend a Friday evening.
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