Which opera is your favourite to die in and why?
There are several operas in which I enjoyed dying.
One is Mercutio in Romeo and Juliette. My first Romeo was Roberto Alagna, so that was fun. It was made doubly nice as he is such an enjoyable colleague.
I enjoyed dying as Posa in Don Carlo - It is a regal and elegant death.
One is Mercutio in Romeo and Juliette. My first Romeo was Roberto Alagna, so that was fun. It was made doubly nice as he is such an enjoyable colleague.
I enjoyed dying as Posa in Don Carlo - It is a regal and elegant death.
My favourite role in which to die is Scarpia in Tosca. Why?
I think the intensity of the death and in fact the entire role.
From the moment Scarpia enters the stage he is all business and stays extremely intense through almost his entire role. We get a glimpse of his carnal desires even in the Te Deum (in church of all places!) at the end of Act one. And his expression of his desires and what he wants at the beginning of Act II. He is a powerful, wanton man with huge desires and cravings. His death at the hands of a woman is shocking because it is women that he could use and abuse on a whim; one strike of the dagger from a woman and it is shown that even a powerful man can fall. I think when Scarpia is stabbed, many people in the audience will be thinking, "yes! He deserved that!!!".
I think the intensity of the death and in fact the entire role.
From the moment Scarpia enters the stage he is all business and stays extremely intense through almost his entire role. We get a glimpse of his carnal desires even in the Te Deum (in church of all places!) at the end of Act one. And his expression of his desires and what he wants at the beginning of Act II. He is a powerful, wanton man with huge desires and cravings. His death at the hands of a woman is shocking because it is women that he could use and abuse on a whim; one strike of the dagger from a woman and it is shown that even a powerful man can fall. I think when Scarpia is stabbed, many people in the audience will be thinking, "yes! He deserved that!!!".
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