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The singing made the evening. How often does one encounter an array of soloists with uniformly admirable both high and low range? Andrea Baker, as the l6-year old Gennariello, would pierce through a Wagnerian climax (there were a couple later on; Gomes ranged wide) : a fabulous cutting edge in the Barstow mould, plus tangible charisma. Lisa Livingston, as Isabella (Rosa's across-the-barriers Hispanic love-match), produced a wonderful, gratifying tone throughout, at her best in the stand up Convent row with her father that recalls Capulet upbraiding Juliet.

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