Review: Lise Davidsen's Recital at the Met will be a Hard Act for a DEAD MAN to Follo Photo
by Richard Sasanow
- September 17, 2023
The Metropolitan Opera somehow managed to upstage itself on Thursday, when it offered audiences a spectacular recital by Norwegian soprano Lisa Davidsen, with her excellent musical partner James Baillieu, on piano, 12 days before the company’s official opening night (the Jake Heggie-Terrence McNally DEAD MAN WALKING on the 26th). It’ll be a hard act to follow....