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Fri 11 Nov 2009'The meaner, the better'
The talented Canadian female lead in Opera Ireland's production of Verdi's 'Macbeth' finds she is revelling in the 'fiendishly difficult' role, writes ARMINTA WALLACE
NORTH AMERICAN divas come in two flavours, the backstage person at the Gaiety assures me. Some are a total pain in the ass: others are a joy to work with. Michele Capalbo, the Canadian-born singer who is to take the lead female role in the new Opera Ireland production of Verdi’s Macbeth,is unquestionably in the latter category. Helpful and hard-working, she gets on with everybody. “And what a voice – phew!”
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