Opera Chic's friend Mei, from indispensable Liceu blog gtl torn t, reports on the Diana Damrau lieder concert last night at Madrid's teatro de Zarzuela.
Long story short? Mei says it better -- and more charmingly -- than anyone else:
¡Qué dominio de la expresividad! ¡Qué técnica más prodigiosa!
A bada$$ program (Robert & Clara Schumann, Mendelssohn, Berg, our immortal beloved Alexander Zemlinsky -- that forgotten giant of the 20th Century -- and finally Richard Strauss) from an artist at the top of her game, with three encores and a last gem to thank her public of the many deserved ovations: Del cabello más sutil by Fernando J. Obradors flaunting, Mei guarantees, flawless Spanish diction.
Radio Clásica from Radio Nacional de España will broadcast the concert of the awesome Bayerische Kammersängerin this coming Thursday at 8PM local time.