The Opera America recital was the music of Paul Moravec, whose opera THE LETTER was premiered last year at the Santa Fe Opera. We heard three arias from the opera performed by soprano Amy Burton, mezzo Rosalie Sullivan who's on the Herbert recording project, and baritone Kelly Markgraf, a song cycle performed by Amy, and four songs. They were axccompanied by a piano-violin-cello trio. I'm not sure that I can say, after hearing everything, that I'm a fan of Mr Moravec's music; I would have liked a melody now and then. I can say that the performances were wonderful and that Mr Moravec is a charming host.
The downside of things was the subway. It's an ordeal to stand and an ordeal to sit and then stand quickly when your stop arrives. The leg's too gimpy to cope well in such emergencies.
