Length matters
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26 April 2007
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11 Comments:
Not so much contrarian as balanced and realistic, I suspect.
Maestro's tendency to drag things out has been a problem only intermittently here with the Boston symphony. Some works seem to energize him and others, or parts of others, lead him to distended, sluggish tempi and a feeling that there's no rhythmic pulse in the piece. Odd.
Maybe by the time I see the TRITTICO, he'll have found its pace--TABARRO should crackle with tension and drama as much as SCHICCHI with comic sparkle.
Thanks for the Link, Madame Cieca...I always find Mr. Jorden's review to be stimulating and always enjoyable.
ms. chantoose,
you realize they are one and the same? ms. cieca and ms. jorden, that is...
And I believe Sally Field is playing the lead in the biopic.
Great review, as always, La C. We like you, we really like you.
rip slava rostropovich. my heart goes out to galina today.
La Cieca your reviews are far superior in every way to the so-called opera critics in the Times. Thank you.
Yes, J, you're quite right. I suspect it's because Mme. Cieca actually knows something about opera. That's an asset the Times might consider adding to the job description.
However, they'd probably list it as "minimal knowledge about the history and traditions of opera, the technique of vocal production, and the aesthetics of contemporary production styles desirable but not essential." Don't want to scare potential candidates off, you know.
What a great musician and a great man Slava Rostropovich was- and how he will be missed.
Galina & he paid a huge price for standing up to the system in the Soviet Union and I'm always sorry her career suffered because of it because she was seriously great in her own right.
Galina never had anything nice to say about Obratsova - who reportedly was quite a party hack in those times.
Slava Rostropovitch was a great conductor, a great cellist and a great man. I'll miss him dearly.
Pardon my ignorance, but, I absolutely didn't know that, Todd! Wow! Okay, Now I am really in love with Madame La Cieca. My favorite was her stupendous review of Madame Gheorghiu's Traviata last season. I have it saved somewhere. Sorry for not knowing your "real" identity, Madame Cieca!
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Not being able to see the production of Schicchi but hear it on the radio and seeing the cast picture in Gay City News was it supposed to be a Marx Bros. production? Mr Corbelli looks an awful lot like Chico
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