The dashing Mario Cavaradossi (tenor Rame Lahaj), certainly looked the part of the Byronic hero, but his voice betrayed some reticence. “Recondita armonia” came off sounding a bit like an audition piece, without the ardor suggested by the music.

The dashing Mario Cavaradossi (tenor Rame Lahaj), certainly looked the part of the Byronic hero, but his voice betrayed some reticence. “Recondita armonia” came off sounding a bit like an audition piece, without the ardor suggested by the music.

The dashing Mario Cavaradossi (tenor Rame Lahaj), certainly looked the part of the Byronic hero, but his voice betrayed some reticence. “Recondita armonia” came off sounding a bit like an audition piece, without the ardor suggested by the music.