Brief excerpts from the role of Herod in SALOME by R. Stauss, performed by Roy Stevens in his role debut. The opera was performed by the National Opera of Albania in Tirana; the opera's absolute premiere in Albania (November, 2009). The wonderful cast & company included: Salome-Nausicaa Policicchio; Jochanaan-Thomas Gazheli; Herodias-Edith Mihali; Narraboth-Alexandar Dojkovic; Conductor-Nicola Colabianchi; Stage Director-Paticia Panton; Scenic Designer-Planton Bardhi
Audio quality is pretty good, a combination of onstage microphones and light-booth video camera microphone. The video quality is mediocre, until the international telecast by Albanian National Television becomes available.
I've heard a number of Herods in the past 50 years, and I have to say Stevens is the strongest vocally of them all! A real helden tenor of the Leo Slezak or the Hans Beirer era. Bravo!
spottalemt 2 years ago
Way to go Roy!
simonaustin2 2 years ago