Thursday, August 16, 2012

John Malveaux: "Latonia Moore called 'one of the voices of a century'" in Crikey.com Curtain Call

[Crikey.com Curtain Call: Milijana Nikolic and Latonia Moore in Aida | Opera Theatre]


John Malveaux of www.MusicUNTOLD.com writes:

Soprano Latonia Moore, "one of the voices of a century",  will join other vocal and instrumental greats in concert during the 150th Anniversary Emancipation Proclamation Concert September 22, 2012 in Los Angeles. 
 
..."the astonishing American soprano Latonia Moore as Aida. Not only does she have conspicuous clarity and superbly unsullied, open tone, but thunderous, awe-inspiring power. The orchestra, even when they ramp it all the way up to 11, is barely a match. But it’s not just about power: she has genuine authority, thanks to commensurate skills as a character actor. And the delicate control of her voice in more subdued moments shows just how proficient she is in harnessing that power, making for dynamics such as I’ve never heard on an opera stage. Her legato, as well, is flawless. It’s hard to believe her Met debut was only a matter of months ago; in Aida at that, stepping in at the 11th hour for Violeta Urmana. I’m not exactly going out on a limb in tipping her as one of the voices of the century.
 
 

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