Pedro Chamizo / Atsiliepimai

María Bayo, around 60 years of age, can boast of having what made her a first-rate singer. The unmistakable timbre, the projection with a glass and steel tip capable of reaching the last chair in the room. It also has its own ways, for better and for worse, and for this and that I have it as a voice with a strong personality, recognizable with blindfolds. Personally, I was pleased to find that voice so similar to how I heard it the first time, back in 1998 in Barcelona, ​​playing the main character of La Calistoin Barcelona. Later I was able to enjoy it, already in Madrid, playing Manon, Mélisande and Cleopatra. I remember that in his Mimì de Bilbao (2004) I already noticed changes in his voice. Shortly after she played Rosina in Madrid and it was evident that she had started on the vocal path somewhere. In 2008 I applauded her as Blanche de la Force ( Dialogues des Carmélites ) in Oviedo and thought to myself that she was still on the road somewhere. When in 2016 I witnessed his performance in the baroque zarzuela Iphigenia in Thrace, disappointed me. That is why I celebrate that in this concert, singing what so many praises brought her, she found her with a clear voice, with freshness. It should not be forgotten that the passage of time has had its natural effects, especially in the low zone, but what has been gained in experience comes to the aid of a voice that is still there, to continue giving joy to many fans. A pleasant surprise, for me, has been the Vespres d'Arnadí group, directed by Dani Espasa from the harpsichord. They shone in instrumental interventions, especially in Vivaldi's L'Olimpiade overture . The audience applauded enthusiastically and tore tips from the artists of Nebra and Martín y Soler.