Today is one month since my favorite mezzo had her birthday.
Agnes Baltsa was born i Levkas, November 19th, 1944. And she is my favorite mezzo. I love the drama and honesty in her voice. Her voice may not be so smooth as Teresa Berganza's but that is something I love about her voice. Drama. After all I love opera because of the drama.
Perfection is dull and unimaginative. Well, she is may not be perfect, Agnes Baltsa, but she is my favorite mezzo.
I really wish she had a big, blasting voice as Anita Rashvasvilli. But Agnes Baltsa is my mezzo.
1996-04-06 Samson et Dalila (Camille Saint-Saëns), Opernhaus Zürich (Dalila)
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1997-10-13 Fedora (Umberto Giordano), Wiener Staatsoper (Fedora)
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1998-05-31 Le Prophète (Giacomo Meyerbeer), Wiener Staatsoper (Fidès)
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1999-11-13 Le Prophète (Giacomo Meyerbeer), Wiener Staatsoper (Fidès)
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2000-02-05 Carmen (Georges Bizet), Deutsche Oper Berlin (Carmen)
2000-03-03 Cosí fan tutte (W.A. Mozart), Opernhaus Zürich (Despina)
2000-03-06 Hérodiade (Jules Massenet), Wiener Staatsoper (Hérodiade)
2000-05-20 Cavalleria Rusticana (Pietro Mascagni), Wiener Staatsoper (Santuzza)
2000-06-20 L'Italiana in Algeri (Gioacchino Rossini), Wiener Staatsoper (Isabella)
2000-06-25 Carmen (Georges Bizet), Opernhaus Zürich (Carmen)
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2002-05-15 Carmen (Georges Bizet), Finland National Opera (Helsinki) (Carmen)
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2003-05-10 L'Italiana in Algeri (Gioacchino Rossini), Opernhaus Zürich (Isabella)
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2006-06-25 Verismo Gala, Miskolci Nemzetközi Operafesztivál (mezzo)
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2008-02-26 Elektra (Richard Strauss), Teatro Communale di Firenze (Klytämnestra)
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For reviews from my travels, see www.operaduetstravel.com
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