my first opera recital

wa haha, spy & i actually went for Renee Flemming's opera recital at Victoria Concert Hall last sat.

only because we got compli tickets. so we thought, just give it a try la.

and for the first time in my life, i heard the soprano version of Over the Rainbow & Summertime.

never knew the rainbow song could be this moving.

Ms Fleming sang both as encore & she brought the house down.

i didnt expect to enjoy myself this much, may be also bcos of the low expectation.

i like her not becos she has such powerful lungs (she impressed us w/o using microphone) but the fact that she sang in character. She was very expressive, using her body language.

i like her also bcos she tried to connect with the audience throughout her singing.
for me that's very important, something comes alive between the performer and the audience.
that's why we go for live performance right?

so even though i could not understand a word except for the 2 english songs, the emotions came through for me.

never heard of Ms Fleming before sat night. but i think she is a true diva, in the positive sense of the word.