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А это очень лестный и на удивление теплый отзыв на сайте broadwayworld.com , такое ощущение, что его, наконец, приняли в "семью", давно я не читала там о молодых таких теплых слов:

The brilliant Barbara Cook made her MET debut last night with several surprise "special guests". From the first moment till the last Barbara held the audience in rapt attention with her glorious talent for song interpretation. Is there anyone like her? At 78 she is simply astounding. Always in the moment. Always truthful. Always endearing.

Her "surprise guests" included broadway legend Elaine Stritch and legend in the making Audra McDonald...but it was her final guest that simply took our breath away with his natural, effortless, beautiful baritone voice - Josh Groban.

I had been familiar with Mr. Groban's "pop" music on several of his CD's...but nothing can compare with his gorgeous "theater" voice that filled the MET last night.

With Stephen Sondheim in attendance, Josh treated us to "Not While I'm Around" enriching the atmosphere with a tonal quality, breath control, and interpretative insight that astounded. The audience was enraptured.

His duet with Barbara on "Move On" stilled the audience with rapt attention. This duet brought out the the best in both singers....to the point it was impossible not to be moved by the subtle subtext of Ms. Cook imparting wisdom to the young Groban. It was a Master Class.

Thankfully the evening was recorded for CD release! It was a magical evening for fans of Barbara and a night of discovery as well. Is there any doubt that Mr. Groban, if he wants it...is the future of theaterical singing. He was born for this! Perhaps in the near future he will take a break from recording "pop/classical" songs and treat us to a CD of Sondheim songs!

млин, если бы только это случилось.....