| Catherine Naglestad, the brilliant soprano from the Stuttgart
Opera originally studied the Alexander Technique with Rodrigue
in the early 90’s. At that time she was referred by Judith
Natalucci, her singing coach in Los Angeles. For her opening of
Handel’s “Alcina” at the San Francisco Opera,
Rodrigue and Natalucci are coming together again to prepare Naglestad
for the character of Alcina. Directed by Jossi Wieler, the Stuttgart
Opera production has been described as a fascinating masterpiece
of sensuality .
“Right from the entrance of the character of Alcina,
sex is in the air. Catherine Naglestad sings her first
aria in the arms of her beloved…in a scene of feverish,
highly charged eroticism. The other characters can only
watch, half bewitched, half shocked by Alcina’s
brazen sensuality.”
-Guardian Unlimited |
