Summerstage
Central Park Summerstage
New York, US
2009
Monday
July
13
20:00
July
13
20:00
Soloists
| Soprano | Lisette Oropesa | |
| Baritone | Paulo Szot | |
| Tenor | Alek Shrader | |
| Piano | Vlad Iftinca |
About
The Metropolitan Opera launched its Summer Recital Series with a special performance of opera arias and popular songs headlined by the Tony Award-winning baritone Paulo Szot and featuring Lisette Oropesa (soprano), Alek Shrader (tenor), and Vlad Iftinca (piano).
Reviews
Paulo Szot brings the hot to the Met Opera's SummerStage show
Yet the hottest number of the evening was Oropesa. Resplendent in a cornflower-blue dress, she defied the mikes by tossing off impeccable trills in “Caro nome” from Rigoletto and coquettishly charming the audience with “Quando m’en vo” from La bohème (a last-minute change to the program that proved to be a brilliant move). Her agile, silky soprano earned the most bravos of the night.
— Olivia Giovetti • Time Out New York