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Strong
Roles
Musetta.
Elettra.
Brünnhilde.
Azucena.
It’s hard to imagine four more wildly
different characters in opera: The coquette
who dumps her wealthy companion for
her perpetually penniless soulmate. The
traumatized princess in exile who covets a
prince she cannot have. The valiant Valkyrie,
asleep within a ring of fire as punishment
for defying her father, now awakened by a
fearless young hero (and fellow virgin). The
wild-eyed PTSD survivor consumed by
vengeful rage.
These memorable characters are central
to the first four operas of Lyric’s 2018/19
season: Puccini’s
La bohème
, Mozart’s
Idomeneo
, Wagner’s
Siegfried
, and Verdi’s
Il trovatore
. What they have in common
is that each is a force of nature in her own
distinctive way, dramatically and musically.
Danielle de Niese.
Erin Wall.
Christine Goerke.
Jamie Barton.
The artists who will bring these roles to life
onstage at Lyric this fall are also forces of
nature. All are brilliant, passionate singers
and actresses who will dazzle you and draw
you into their unforgettable portrayals,
stirring your soul and moving you to tears.
By Magda Krance
October 6 - 20, 2018
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PHILIP GROSHONG/CINCINNATI OPERA
CORY WEAVER