Quiz :)

(Sondra Radvanovsky, como Leonora - Il Trovatore -, no Met, em Abril de 2011)

Sondra Radvanovsky, nesta notícia, confessa o óbvio, para qualquer soprano spinto: almeja incarnar O papel italiano, ossia Norma, da ópera homónia (Bellini). Em Oviedo, em breve, interpretá-lo-á.

Recentemente - vá lá saber-se por que razão?! -, Oviedo tornou-se no palco de eleição dos grandes intérpretes, sempre que estreiam um papel. A magnífica Elisabete Matos estreou, na mesma cidade espanhola, O papel alemão, ossia...

Eis o cerne do quiz, caro leitor! De que papel se trata?

«In a recent telephone interview, Peter Gelb, general manager of the Met, explained that he had initially been unconvinced by Ms. Radvanovsky but was smitten by her interpretation of Leonora in 2009.

“She changed, and I changed too,” Mr. Gelb said. “She matured as an artist, and I found her much more compelling as a performer. She has an unusual voice, which of course is what makes her so interesting. She has merged her great singing and great acting into a place where she has great appeal to the public.”

“It’s always been a rarity to have a great Verdi soprano,” he added, “and we need her in these roles. Her voice is distinctive, and that is part of what makes her so attractive — as you know it’s her when you hear her.”

Coming roles at the Met include the three Donizetti queens (“Anna Bolena,” “Maria Stuarda” and Queen Elizabeth in “Roberto Devereux”) and the title role in Bellini’s “Norma,” which Ms. Radvanovsky described as her “perfect role” vocally and temperamentally. She will sing it for the first time this December in Oviedo, Spain.»

Com o São Carlos em adiantado estado de putrefacção – e ainda a troika não ditou a cartilha… -, os que dispõe de liquidez, a bem da saúde e da música, deverão riscar a capital lusa do mapa lírico mundial.

É que, fiel leitor, doravante, na Ibéria, apenas há quatro palcos líricos dignos e grandiosos: Real, Liceu, Palau e… Oviedo!