完美组合复兴科文特花园版《托斯卡》

Revival of Tosca at Covent Garden with a dream cast

近来，一系列引人注目的变故使得英国伦敦皇家歌剧院备受困扰之际，迷人且极富争议的美国女高音黛博拉·沃伊特又使得观众颇感失望。她在开幕夜前不久被迫退出了普契尼之《托斯卡》的复排演出。庆幸的是，如此情况下科文特花园的“替代品”有幸在最近几周被发掘而出，观众也无须退而求其次了。

OUTLINE/It is very rare for all the many and various elements which go into an operatic performance to come together with such consistent high quality,but it is an unbeatable night out when it happens.Angela Gheorghiu's assumption of the title role was impressive.Bryn Terfel managed to delineate Scarpia's whole character with one gesture towards a child in the church at his very first entrance.Marcello Giordani, as Cavaradossi,gelled very well with Terfel and Gheorghiu.He interacted beautifully as Tosca's lover, yielding to her but also knowing how to handle her when he had to tree himself to deal with the political matters on his mind.