| A few days before that concert, the faculty member slated to sing the mezzo role had cancelled, and Hanslowe was called to substitute. |
| There are seven women and five men, comprising five sopranos, three mezzo sopranos, two tenors and three baritones. |
| The bass was Georg Zeppenfeld, but outshining everyone was the mezzo Angelika Kirschschlager, electrifyingly intense in all she sang. |
| Above all, it had the dominant presence of Veronica Dunne in the dark mezzo role of the sinister Countess. |
| The duet for soprano and mezzo and its glittering cabaletta are distinguished by daring harmonics and challenging pyrotechnics. |
| A lot of people have said that we do have similar singing voices, although in fact I'm a mezzo soprano and Sandy is an alto. |
