Mastromarino - Aida - Metropolitan Opera

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di Franco Silvestri
Rappresentanze Artistiche – Organizzazione e Promozione Spettacoli
ALBERTO MASTROMARINO
Baritono
RECENSIONI – AIDA – METROPOLITAN OPERA
The New York Times – Corinna da Fonseca-Wollheim – 25 Novembre 2012
That scene, set on the banks of the Nile at night, was memorable also for the interaction of Ms.
Monastyrska and Alberto Mastromarino, who sang the part of Aida’s father, Amonasro, with a
steely, glinting baritone and barely contained fury at his fate as the captured king of Ethiopia.
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/26/arts/music/aida-at-metropolitan-opera.html
Radio Italian Communication Network
Per noi italiani, oltra alla presenza di Luisi alla conduzione dell’orchestra, da sottolineare la
presenza del baritono Alberto Mastromarino, nel ruolo di Amonasro, il padre di Aida.
Mastromarino ha dato al Re d’Etiopia finito in disgrazia, quella carica di orgoglio e rabbia che ben
si addice ad un nobile caduto nella polvere. Mastromarino si è distinto non solo per la sua
interpretazione vocale, ma soprattutto per quella teatrale. Spesso si tende a sottovalutare questo
secondo aspetto, ma l’Opera, non è solo musica e voce, è anche recitazione.
http://www.icnradio.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=998:met-operaunaaida-da-ricordare-per-la-soprano-ucrainamonastyrska&catid=53:spettacologossipcuriosita&Itemid=174
Latinos Post – 24 Novembre 2012
Alberto Mastromarino brought nuance to the role of Amonasro. His voice has a rugged timbre and
he relished in using it to imbue Amonasro with a dignified cruelty. His big moment in the Act 3
duet with Aida was a show stopper as he thundered menacingly through the cacophonous orchestra
with rhythmic prowess and a number of effective accents in the text. At the end of the passage,
Amonasro gets one of Verdi's trademark parola scenica in which he tells Aida that she is not his
daughter; she is the pharoah's slave ("Non sei mia figlia, dei Faraoni, tu sei la schiava").
Mastromarino held the climactic G flat for such a long time, that it added an inevitable dramatic
weight to the ending of the phrase. But his Amonasro was not simply a vengeful ruler. As Aida
begged him to forgive her moments later he ran upstage with his back turned to her. As she uttered
the words "Pieta" he put up his hand hoping to stop her, but as she continued pleading with her, he
started slowly turning to her; the rage all washed away. He walked slowly toward her and delivered
the "Pensa che un popolo" passage with intense vulnerability that made it sound as if he were on the
to a close felt sincere and added tension to Aida's internal plight.
http://m.latinospost.com/articles/7286/20121124/metropolitan-opera-review-aida-epic-triumph.htm
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AP – Ronald Blum – 25 Novembre 2012
Olga Borodina was a powerful Amneris, the Pharaoh's daughter and Aida's rival for Radames' love,
and Alberto Mastromarino was a blunt-voiced Amonasro, the Ethiopian rule and Aida's father.
http://bigstory.ap.org/article/monastyrska-makes-winning-met-debut-aida
Huffpost Arts & Culture – Wilborn Hampton – 24 Novembre 2012
Alberto Mastromarino delivers a solid performance as Amonasro, the Ethiopian king…
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/wilborn-hampton/met-opera-aida-demonstrat_b_2185480.html
New York Post – Jamse Jorden – 27 Novembre 2012
Strong casting extended to smaller roles as well. Alberto Mastromarino poured out a strong baritone
as Ethiopian king Amonasro, Aida’s father…
http://www.nypost.com/p/entertainment/music/diva_debut_rocks_like_an_egyptian_x3f9S8uDcVb
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The Classical Review – Caitlin McKechney – 24 Novembre 2012
Alberto Mastromarino made a particularly impressive and credible Amonasro, with an imposing
delivery of his entrance scene with the Ethiopian slaves. His tone resembles Sherrill Milnes in his
prime, a perfect Verdi baritone with squillo and resounding F’s and G’s
http://theclassicalreview.com/2012/11/soprano-makes-impressive-debut-in-mets-aida/
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