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Philip

It's good to read of Semenchuk's triumph. I like to think I was the first person in the Western hemisphere to hear her voice when my friend Mollie sent me tapes of the mezzo as a finalist in the 2001 Cardiff Competition. Years earlier, I was able to hear Terfel and Hvorostovsky via the same connection long before they were known in NYC.

Dmitry

She really was amazing. It's a shame there are no leading roles for her at the Met - for whatever reason. So far we've only heard her in small roles in "Eugene Onegin," "Pikovaya Dama," and "War and Peace."

JRPiazza

Gorgeous photo of Semenchuk!

Philip

I do think TROYENS has become 'Wagnerized' over the years...not that I dislike Levine's rendition but I agree there was a special clarity of texture with Gergiev. Also casting heldentenor-types as Aeneas doesn't always work; despite some heroic phrases much of his music is lyric, and quite high.

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