But that doesn’t faze Karita Mattila, who’s looking forward to performing it as “quite an adventure.”The Finnish soprano, noted for her dramatic intensity as well as her luminous voice, is returning to the Metropolitan Opera as Mme. “It’s tough because you have to stay in bed and make it work,” Mattila said in an interview after a rehearsal last month. “She’s so human facing death, she becomes so bare with all her weaknesses,” Mattila said. These sound as if they might be punishing to the voice, but Mattila said, “We singers know how to make it work. You just have to do it with a supportive voice.”Besides the First Prioress, Mattila is debuting three other new roles this year.

Source: National Post April 30, 2019 16:52 UTC