Radium Runway Recap
October 27, 2022 | Liz Barrett
“There were many families with kids in the audience, which is unusual for most opera performances. They seemed not only interested but delighted with much of what they saw and heard…and were visibly enchanted by soprano Chelsea Hollow as the fully costumed singing wind-up doll from Offenbach’s magical opera, Tales of Hoffman. The doll had to be repeatedly “wound up” by her young assistant, Elizabeth Eldredge, which made the audience laugh every time. Hollow made the performance seem so fun and effortless that few people may have realized it is one of the most difficult coloratura arias in the entire operatic repertoire. She later gave a chilling performance of the exceptionally difficult “Queen of the Night” aria from Mozart’s Magic Flute.”