tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2455126179375366490.post1737624388206461357..comments2023-12-20T11:32:15.997-05:00Comments on Billevesées: Things That Go ‘Wesendonck’ in the NightWilliam V. Madisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18120331095634473021noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2455126179375366490.post-78584501736378219842009-06-14T11:19:11.236-04:002009-06-14T11:19:11.236-04:00Thanks for the recommendation -- Lance Ryan sounds...Thanks for the recommendation -- Lance Ryan sounds like a winner, and I look forward to hearing him. (However, I do think the world of Ben Heppner, a fine singer and a helluva decent guy. A shame that anyone might be pleased by his absence.)William V. Madisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18120331095634473021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2455126179375366490.post-75287545891350370082009-06-14T11:10:46.325-04:002009-06-14T11:10:46.325-04:00Yes, that's all very well and good, but have y...Yes, that's all very well and good, but have you heard Lance Ryan? He filled in for Ben Heppner in the title role of "Siegfried" at the Salzburg Easter Festival this year, and I think everybody was happy that Heppner cancelled! He was absolutely magnificent: tireless, physically believable (a rarity, that), high notes to burn (he actually held onto the high notes in the killer "forging scene"), and a deep involvement with the role. He was also great fun in the opera's comic sections. I can't wait to hear him again!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com