Comments on: curses! http://parterre.com/2008/05/04/curses/ where opera is king and you, the readers, are queens Thu, 18 Mar 2010 15:35:49 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 Nell Pozzo commented http://parterre.com/2008/05/04/curses/comment-page-2/#comment-14194 Nell Pozzo Tue, 06 May 2008 20:55:57 +0000 http://parterre.com/?p=888#comment-14194 Eugene, I knew you were right and was affirming what you said: it was Klose as Brangäne to Braun's Isolde from the 1950 Munich performance. Eugene, I knew you were right and was affirming what you said: it was Klose as Brangäne to Braun’s Isolde from the 1950 Munich performance.

]]> eugene commented http://parterre.com/2008/05/04/curses/comment-page-2/#comment-14182 eugene Tue, 06 May 2008 20:10:49 +0000 http://parterre.com/?p=888#comment-14182 Dear Nell Pozzo, M.Klose (Brangaene)to H. Braun (Isolde). Sorry if caused confusion. Dear Nell Pozzo,
M.Klose (Brangaene)to H. Braun (Isolde). Sorry if caused confusion.

]]> Nell Pozzo commented http://parterre.com/2008/05/04/curses/comment-page-2/#comment-14176 Nell Pozzo Tue, 06 May 2008 19:51:03 +0000 http://parterre.com/?p=888#comment-14176 #7 is definitely Helena Braun. I vote for closing now, since not knowing for sure who 8 and 13 are is giving me Angst. Lösche das Licht, please! #7 is definitely Helena Braun.

I vote for closing now, since not knowing for sure who 8 and 13 are is giving me Angst.

Lösche das Licht, please!

]]> La Cieca commented http://parterre.com/2008/05/04/curses/comment-page-2/#comment-14129 La Cieca Tue, 06 May 2008 17:04:20 +0000 http://parterre.com/?p=888#comment-14129 So, cher public, do you agree with Fred that we should close the contest? La Cieca can post the "solution" video as soon as you like. So, cher public, do you agree with Fred that we should close the contest? La Cieca can post the “solution” video as soon as you like.

]]> Eugene commented http://parterre.com/2008/05/04/curses/comment-page-2/#comment-14127 Eugene Tue, 06 May 2008 16:49:22 +0000 http://parterre.com/?p=888#comment-14127 Dear hab mir's gelobt, Brangane to # 7 is definitely Margarete Klose. Dear hab mir’s gelobt,
Brangane to # 7 is definitely Margarete Klose.

]]> Fred Keller commented http://parterre.com/2008/05/04/curses/comment-page-2/#comment-14113 Fred Keller Tue, 06 May 2008 15:51:12 +0000 http://parterre.com/?p=888#comment-14113 Well here my guess :-) 1., Flagstad 2., Meier W. 3., Varnay 4., Dernesch 5., Jones 6., Behrens 7., ? Konentzni A 8., Price M 9., ? 10., ? 11., Silja 12., Moedl 13., Voigt 14., Nilsson When will we have the results :-) Well here my guess :-)
1., Flagstad
2., Meier W.
3., Varnay
4., Dernesch
5., Jones
6., Behrens
7., ? Konentzni A
8., Price M
9., ?
10., ?
11., Silja
12., Moedl
13., Voigt
14., Nilsson

When will we have the results :-)

]]> jimupde commented http://parterre.com/2008/05/04/curses/comment-page-1/#comment-14106 jimupde Tue, 06 May 2008 15:28:30 +0000 http://parterre.com/?p=888#comment-14106 I think #8 is Battle right after she got kicked out of the antique shop. I think #8 is Battle right after she got kicked out of the antique shop.

]]> Sanford commented http://parterre.com/2008/05/04/curses/comment-page-1/#comment-14091 Sanford Tue, 06 May 2008 12:05:33 +0000 http://parterre.com/?p=888#comment-14091 Mafketis, That is too funny. ROTFLMAO Mafketis, That is too funny. ROTFLMAO

]]> mafketis commented http://parterre.com/2008/05/04/curses/comment-page-1/#comment-14088 mafketis Tue, 06 May 2008 09:15:35 +0000 http://parterre.com/?p=888#comment-14088 My best guesses (without actually listening to the recordings): 1. Kirsten Flagstad 2. Astrid Varnay 3. Else Schurhoff 4. Montserrat Caballe 5. Janet Baker 6. Felicity Palmer 7. Helena Bonham-Carter 8. David Daniels 9. Carol Burnett 10. Eileen Farrell 11. Fiorenza Cossotto 12. Izzy Anderson 13. Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau 14. Bidu Sayao My best guesses (without actually listening to the recordings):

1. Kirsten Flagstad
2. Astrid Varnay
3. Else Schurhoff
4. Montserrat Caballe
5. Janet Baker
6. Felicity Palmer
7. Helena Bonham-Carter
8. David Daniels
9. Carol Burnett
10. Eileen Farrell
11. Fiorenza Cossotto
12. Izzy Anderson
13. Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau
14. Bidu Sayao

]]> Alice Roberts commented http://parterre.com/2008/05/04/curses/comment-page-1/#comment-14086 Alice Roberts Tue, 06 May 2008 07:14:31 +0000 http://parterre.com/?p=888#comment-14086 I thought this was a quiz about identifying who the Isoldes are - not a pirating of the site for your own discussions, that's what Opera-l is for, surely? I thought this was a quiz about identifying who the Isoldes are – not a pirating of the site for your own discussions, that’s what Opera-l is for, surely?

]]> High C's @ 4:20 commented http://parterre.com/2008/05/04/curses/comment-page-1/#comment-14081 High C's @ 4:20 Tue, 06 May 2008 03:54:32 +0000 http://parterre.com/?p=888#comment-14081 no i dont get it... find the link yourself. no i dont get it… find the link yourself.

]]> High C's @ 4:20 commented http://parterre.com/2008/05/04/curses/comment-page-1/#comment-14080 High C's @ 4:20 Tue, 06 May 2008 03:53:40 +0000 http://parterre.com/?p=888#comment-14080 okay... i get it now... heres the link. okay… i get it now… heres the link.

]]> High C's @ 4:20 commented http://parterre.com/2008/05/04/curses/comment-page-1/#comment-14079 High C's @ 4:20 Tue, 06 May 2008 03:52:25 +0000 http://parterre.com/?p=888#comment-14079 Santa Fe just announced it... and its a new production from the team that created the La Fille du Regiment everyones talking about... not to mention recent hits in Santa Fe like La Belle Helene, Cendrillon and Platee... cant wait to see what this team does with The Fallen One. Santa Fe just announced it… and its a new production from the team that created the La Fille du Regiment everyones talking about… not to mention recent hits in Santa Fe like La Belle Helene, Cendrillon and Platee… cant wait to see what this team does with The Fallen One.

]]> High C's @ 4:20 commented http://parterre.com/2008/05/04/curses/comment-page-1/#comment-14078 High C's @ 4:20 Tue, 06 May 2008 03:48:53 +0000 http://parterre.com/?p=888#comment-14078 Santa Fe just recently announced it... http://www.santafeopera.org/news/press.php#199 And its from the masterminds of Laurent Pelly and Chantel Thomas, creators of past hits in Santa Fe as La Belle Helene,Cendrillon and Platee, not to mention the La Fille everyones talking about... cant wait to see what they do with The Fallen One. Santa Fe just recently announced it…

http://www.santafeopera.org/news/press.php#199

And its from the masterminds of Laurent Pelly and Chantel Thomas, creators of past hits in Santa Fe as La Belle Helene,Cendrillon and Platee, not to mention the La Fille everyones talking about… cant wait to see what they do with The Fallen One.

]]> La Cieca commented http://parterre.com/2008/05/04/curses/comment-page-1/#comment-14074 La Cieca Tue, 06 May 2008 03:21:51 +0000 http://parterre.com/?p=888#comment-14074 Numbers 8 and 13 are indeed puzzling, are they not? Numbers 8 and 13 are indeed puzzling, are they not?

]]> rysanekfreak commented http://parterre.com/2008/05/04/curses/comment-page-1/#comment-14070 rysanekfreak Tue, 06 May 2008 02:45:19 +0000 http://parterre.com/?p=888#comment-14070 This is the hardest one yet. I'm baffled. To the best of my knowledge Rysanek never recorded or even sang The Narrative and Curse. She did sing the Liebestod in concert, however. This is the hardest one yet. I’m baffled. To the best of my knowledge Rysanek never recorded or even sang The Narrative and Curse. She did sing the Liebestod in concert, however.

]]> Sanford commented http://parterre.com/2008/05/04/curses/comment-page-1/#comment-14069 Sanford Tue, 06 May 2008 02:40:15 +0000 http://parterre.com/?p=888#comment-14069 I thought Dessay's Violetta had been delayed until 2011? I thought Dessay’s Violetta had been delayed until 2011?

]]> Berlinfan commented http://parterre.com/2008/05/04/curses/comment-page-1/#comment-14067 Berlinfan Tue, 06 May 2008 01:49:50 +0000 http://parterre.com/?p=888#comment-14067 I'm not sure Muti will be better than Barenboim was operatically. For a while there Barenboim was doing concert opera at the CSO pretty regularly, and completely showing up the Lyric in the process (not that that's hard). But Muti will be welcome all the same, even if the most effective way of enlivening Chicago would be to sack Andrew Davis, the world's most boring conductor. I’m not sure Muti will be better than Barenboim was operatically. For a while there Barenboim was doing concert opera at the CSO pretty regularly, and completely showing up the Lyric in the process (not that that’s hard). But Muti will be welcome all the same, even if the most effective way of enlivening Chicago would be to sack Andrew Davis, the world’s most boring conductor.

]]> High C's @ 4:20 commented http://parterre.com/2008/05/04/curses/comment-page-1/#comment-14065 High C's @ 4:20 Tue, 06 May 2008 01:04:05 +0000 http://parterre.com/?p=888#comment-14065 i am willing to agree with you, Nerva... but the production of Sonnambula was truly stupid, too. Will be interesting to see where Nats voice is in 2009. i am willing to agree with you, Nerva… but the production of Sonnambula was truly stupid, too. Will be interesting to see where Nats voice is in 2009.

]]> Carmen Asada commented http://parterre.com/2008/05/04/curses/comment-page-1/#comment-14064 Carmen Asada Tue, 06 May 2008 00:47:05 +0000 http://parterre.com/?p=888#comment-14064 Sanford, Chicago pissed its collective pants when we heard the news. (Well, at least some of my colleauges did. I certainly experianced some dampness this morning) We, or rather, I can't wait to welcome our new Music Director. ¡Arriba Muti, mamis! Sanford,
Chicago pissed its collective pants when we heard the news. (Well, at least some of my colleauges did. I certainly experianced some dampness this morning)
We, or rather, I can’t wait to welcome our new Music Director.

¡Arriba Muti, mamis!

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