More gripping contributions came from Samuel Ramey and Felicity Palmer as her parents. Ramey in particular gave his most forceful and finely crafted performance in years, his bass reaching impressive levels of resonance and clarity and his depiction of the father's anguish conveyed with heartbreaking power./ Review - Louisae
In his first attempt at the role of Jacopo Fiesco, Samuel Ramey scored another impressive success in a career strewn with them. The American bass still possesses the sonorous instrument for a capital "Il lacerato spirito"; nevertheless, Boccanegra's patrician, vengeful father-in-law is a more sinister figure than Ramey's benign personality seems capable of conjuring at this point./ Review - Simon |
