2015-08, Opera News, by Stephen J Mudge
The role of Ruggiero, written for the great castrato Carestini, was taken not by a mezzo, as is customary, but by countertenor Philippe Jaroussky. This brought contemporary dramatic sense to the action, but the role lies low for Jaroussky, who is more at ease with ethereal beauty than macho gusto. But the countertenor’s time-stopping traversal of “Verdi prati” showed him at his very best.
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