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Operatic "It" Couples

Wednesday, November 15, 2006

Opera hotties Juan Diego Florez and Diana Damrau are currently rocking the Metropolitan Opera stage, playing Count Almaviva and Rosina in Rossini's "Barber of Seville." While it's just their first outing together, their joint appearance raises the larger question of what makes a great opera couple? Today, they join Opera News editor Brian Kellow to talk about everything from chemistry to casting choices to the all-important marketing.

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Comments

  • [1] Hal October 20, 2007 - 11:39PM

    The interviewer, apparently John, repeated mispronounces Florez's name. The accent is on the FIRST syllable; not the last.


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