These are some press comments on Puccini's "Madama Butterfly" at the Aalto-Theater Essen, April 1999:

Patrik Ringborg, designated Principal Conductor of the Opera, charges the score with suspense. He demands the precise Essen Philharmonic to play rather tenaciously and avoids sentimental exaggerations. He sharpens the edges when required: a Puccini without sugar icing.
(WAZ, 03.05.1999)

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