Verdi's 'Nabucco' Tests Vocal Stamina
Mon Aug 11, 7:07 PM ET
By VERENA DOBNIK, Associated Press Writer
VERONA, Italy - Giuseppe Verdi's opera "Nabucco" is a musical
gem in which the star is a cluster of voices - the chorus.
Under the stars of an August sky on Saturday night, the Arena
di Verona chorus illuminated an uneven performance sprinkled
with thrilling moments.
The main solo draw was American soprano Andrea Gruber of New
York's Metropolitan Opera, who passed the test of greatness
as measured by Verona locals: Can a voice be heard across the
walls of the 16,000-seat open-air arena, by someone without
a ticket sipping coffee in the piazza?
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