La chronique et la vidéo d'Eléonore :
TLALOC AND ROLANDO IN WIESBADEN
Kurpark Wiesbaden
Concert
20 07 25
After an afternoon where everyone was paying attention to Tlaloc, the Aztec god of rain finally showed mercy and, except for a few drops at the beginning of the concert postponed by a half an hour, the public enjoyed Rolando's voice without rain.
Instrumental pieces ("Carmen Suite No.1" in five movements and "Habanera", by Bizet) opened the program, all fitting the title of the concert, "A Spanish Night".
When Rolando appeared, an especially long, most affectionate and warm applause greeted him.
He started with one of his gorgeous arias : "Le Cid" by Massenet.
Once again the same difficulty : how to describe THE VOICE? Splendid, magnificent, superb, ...? All these but also something much more. The luminosity, which is unique to Rolando.
The audience felt they were getting special moments, and the first enthusiastic "Bravo"-s arrived.
"Seguidilla" and the "Carmen Suite No.2", in six movements, followed.
Rolando returned to sing zarzuelas. Two fantastic songs, loved from the very first listen. "No puede ser" - Rolando's magical performance brought stormy applause and the loud and enthusiastic reaction of the audience, and "Callate, corazón", this heartbreaking song with heartfelt melody expressing love and sadness, sung in duo with French mezzo-soprano Gaëlle Arquez.
After "The Three-Cornered Hat" Suite No.1 by de Falla, Rolando enchanted us with two extraordinary successes of his repertoire: "Ya mis horas felices" and "Amor vida de mi vida"! An exceptionally passionate and powerful singing! Both songs heard a long time ago!
And a greatest, very special gift : "Granada"... Profound emotional feelings to rehear it after the Red Noses concert in Vienna in 2014. The expressive singing gave pure delight and a deep fascination!
As an encore, "Impossible Dream" in a powerful, extremely ardent performance and a burning intensity.
The evening ended with the sparkling and vibrant instrumental work, "Danzón".
A grandiose, impressive concert with a marvelous mezzo-soprano, Gaëlle Arquez. Her sensitive voice is emotionally expressive, nuanced, conveying all kinds of emotions. We had a fantastic conductor, Alondra de la Parra, full of energy, power, vitality, whose music I have already heard in Mozart's "T.H.A.M.O.S." in Salzburg, and an excellent orchestra, the "Fundación Orquesta y Coro de la Comunidad de Madrid" offering the intense taste of Spanish feelings.
KÖSZÖNÖM, ROLANDO!
Eléonore
