Cura's achievements as a singer and actor often puzzle critics. This, however, is a pleasant sort of puzzlement, as they generally realise that they are unable to say what the performer is actually doing on stage, as it is not him they see, but rather the character he is portraying, whether it is Otello, Calaf or, as the case may be, Canio. Although his singing is always precise, adhering to what is written in the score, every word that comes out of his mouth seems like an address or an expression of a spiritual state. It is not only the viewers who are impacted at an elemental level by the evocativeness of his artistic presence: his fellow singers in the cast can always count on Cura making the stage around him sizzle.

Presented by: Hungarian Radio Art Groups