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Opera spoilt by poor singing.
(From The Jakarta Post)
Byline: Tantri Yuliandini, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta
Not having actually seen an opera performed live before, it was with high expectations that I arrived for the Jakarta Conservatory of Music's production of Henry Purcell's Dido and Aeneas last Friday night at the Gedung Kesenian Jakarta.
The professional lineup, which included one of Indonesia's top sopranos, Binu D. Sukaman, and conductor Avip Priatna, promised a pleasant evening filled with high quality singing and orchestration.
Unfortunately no amount of good intentions -- introducing opera to an Indonesian audience, for one -- could save the performance on this night.
There was nothing wrong with the singing, in fact the three main performers -- Binu, soprano Ignatia Rozana Unsulangi and tenor Farman Purnama -- were in top form, as was the Jakarta Conservatory String Ensemble conducted by Avip.
However, there is a huge difference between singing opera compositions and acting them out in a full opera performance.
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