Revenge of the Regie
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20 November 2007
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44 Comments:
I've said it before but this time it seems to actually make sense: From the House of the Dead. But perhaps that makes too much sense.
Barber of Seville.
Just as the panelists on the Met Opera Quiz learned long ago to answer "La Gioconda" to every question, I think we have learned to answer "Suor Angelica" whenever we see these all-male pictures.
Suor Angelica !
The catfight from the first act of Carmen, with the cigarette girls cheering on Carmencita and Manuelita.
Whatever the opera is, it is something in which Peter Mattei sang.
So I am going to guess... Billy Budd
L'Enfant et les Sortileges, sort of
I'll second "Billy Budd," which might actually make sense, or possibly the brawling scene in Act II of "Die Meistersinger," set in a gymnasium of course.
Definitely Parsifal ... Grail Scene.
The previously-mentioned From the House of the Dead would work, as would Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk.
My gut is telling me Wozzeck, or possibly Der Fliegende Hollander (the "Steuermann, lass die Wacht" sequence).
Prince Igor among the Polovtsians.
I long ago figured my best strategy was to keep guessing Fidelio until I get it right.
Or could it be Porky: The Opera?
p.s. Happy birthday, Barbara Cook!
re Maxzook
Would that maybe be "Porky's and Bess" then?
It's the Galileans argueing in Salome. Or the plebs and the nobles in Boccanegra.
Oh, dear, not more Regie Rules to be learnedr... I am still trying to get the last lesson memorized.
Cafe Momus scene from Boheme, set in West Hollywood? except instead of a parade, a riot breaks out?
One flew over the cuckoo's nest, The Opera
????
giulio cesare ?
The boys on top of the locker seem to have mules on their feet, so it must be Cav.
Has to be Rigoletto
oops no it doesn't ;0)
perhaps the clue trickses me into saying Parsifal?
"Tom of Finland-The Opera"?
or, an all-male "Dialogues"?
Budd. Budd. Budd
I guess it's Billy Budd, at Yale or Andover or Cambridge or somewhere. Darn. I was hoping it would be Pelleas or Khovanschina or something exotic and mystical.
If it is Budd, I wonder how they will do the man -o- war business. Will their lacrosse team chase away the other lacrosse team? Does the other lacrosse team forfeit because of fog? Is Starry Veere the captain of all the jocks?
This Regie business is soooo confusing without a scorecard.
Clearly, it's gotta be Bluebeard's Castle.
Budd, from Frankfurt.
The Ritz, the opera!
Yeah, it's probably Budd. But it's going to be "From the House of the Dead" at some point, hopefully.
I'm no good at these Regie rages, but let me explain why Budd seems unavoidably to be the answer (and by saying unavoidably I have of course cursed the accuracy of my response). It would certainly fit the Budd/Squeak fight scene, with all the below deck sailors watching, while the one old guy there in the crowd would be Old Dansker. The second pic is probably Billy in the Darbies, though no darbies appear. Still, as someone pointed out above, how will the whole ship business fit in here, and will the French ship turn out to be a rival private school competing for the soccer championship?
Being totally honest, my first thought was Wozzeck, but after reading some posters who seem to know the cast, I guess the right answer is Billy Budd.
It's Billy Budd from Frankfurt set in a camp of the Greek Navy...(I'm not kidding...hehe)
These things ought to come with a Secret Regie Decoder Ring. That way when references in the sung text are made to such items as "the crew of the HMS Indomitable," we could quickly and surreptitiously decipher it to understand that it means "Eton's sculling team."
Updates of Tosca would not be hampered by such inconvenient specifics as "Napoleon" when a quick twist of the secret decoder ring would let us know that what is actually meant is "Kaiser Wilhelm."
And think of the marketing opportunities... you could resell them on eBay when these productions go on tour.
I'm with Rysanekfreak. Suor Angelica all the way!!
Or Billy Budd...
This is indeed Billy Budd, in a new Richard Jones production for Frankfurt.
Ooohhh, I'd do a "Hello, sailor" with the guy in jammies on top of the locker and the shirtless guy with his hand on the...locker. Good looking chorus there.
I'm kind of disappointed with the regie, Richard Jones, and Oper Frankfurt, I mean, you can actually tell it's a ship.
The Navy: It's not just a career, it's a date!
Does Peter Mattei qualify as a barihunk? There seem to be so many now
If one wished to, could one earn the label "barihunk" with discipline and effort? It must have something to do with how many times Mr. Tomassini uses the word 'strapping' or 'musculature' in his review of said performer, but is there a minimum level one must achieve before the title is conferred? Like how much you can bench press, or something?
Inspired by La Cieca, I've created a site at www.barihunks.blogspot.com. Do people think that Peter Mattei belongs on the site. I think anyone who sings Billy Budd either shirtless or with a shirtless crew deserves serious consideration.
Lohengrin set at a slumber party after a deep south football game, with the swan king quarterback attempting to rally the troops against Ortrud's bewitched defense.
Orpheus in Frankfurt!
I was a super with Peter Mattei in "The Marriage of Figaro" a couple of years ago where he played the Count, and he's definitely a genuine barihunk. In fact, the first phrase out of my mouth after seeing the dude move on stage and hearing his great voice was "That guy is Sex on a Stick."
Glad I guessed right about "Budd."
I am disappointed it's Billy Budd, it seems too obvious. I was rather hoping it was Parsifal.
For me, it looked like the director for this production has stolen this concept from Vincent Boussard in the direction for Mernier's "Fruhlings Erwachen." I saw this opera in Bruxelles. I cannot find the picture, but there is scene where the tenor is sleeping in a large locker and wakes up in a sexual dream. It is a very emotional piece and was very beautiful. It will be made on DVD and CD this year.
found this post very late, so probably no-one will read this. but i saw that production in frankfurt, billy budd´s i mean. and it was the most amazing operatic experience. it was out of this world! unbelievable! And the war scene was SO well resolved. breathtaking! claggar´s character was absolutely frightening and mattei as budd was the best ever. and total frontal nudity from hunky extras also!!! so, superduper bonus!
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