© Salzburger Festspiele / Monika Rittershaus
What is it with Patricia Petibon and scathing Lulus? Remember this? We last saw the French coloratura as an underwhelming Morgana, poorly-suited to Haendel's Alcina here at La Scala in March 2009 as she was heartily booed for a flighty interpretation and a problematic voice. But when Petibon sticks to what suits her, the elegant redhead rocks our world. She's currently in Salzburg, poised to sing the lead in Berg's Lulu which opens on August 1 for the 2010 Salzburger Festspiele.
Vera Nemirova's direction calls for Lulu to be in lingerie, but this is ridic -- underwear 2 sizes too small makes her banging body look like she sits in a dark room in front of a computer and posts on an opera blog all day. Wait a sec...
NSFW photos are waiting under the cut for the assorted Puritans up in here...
(Above: all photos of Patricia Petibon and Pavol Breslik, credit AP)
We've got one word for Petibon: Cadolle.