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Title: Fatal Marton
Review: Heppner's Lohengrin is simply amazing- warm, yet ringing at the same time, without sounding forced at all. Truly stunning. I find Sweet's singing also quite warm, expansive and expressive, actually. And the conducting here is beautiful- very sensitive. Even Lieferkaus' non-diomatic interpretation is nonetheless clean and apt but good Heavens!! When is Marton NOT a liability?? Her Ortrud is incredibly disturbing- and not in a good way! This is the sort of wobble that simply upsets the ENTIRE performance, EVERY time she screeches a note...or rather, heaves herself around one. 2 stars unavailable for her 'involvement', sadly. A terrible shame.
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