ne me retouchez pas! ne me retouchez pas!
Now, never let it be said that La Cieca was in any way opposed to glamour, and you know very well that is a fervent believer in dear Pablo Picasso‘s maxim that “art is a lie that makes us realize truth.” But, on the other hand, there’s this month’s cover of Opera News.
You would think that with all the post-production work they put into photoshopping The Diva of the Future‘s New New Face into baby-butt marmoreality, they could have set aside a couple of hamiltons for a pre-shoot shampoo and set. That stiff-gelled “There’s Something About Mary” look is just so 1998, don’t you think?
Still and all, the stylist deserves props. As the Fug Girls might say, “The dress is elegant but not boring: The color is gorgeous on her, the cut is romantic, and the extra flourishes are unusual without being scary.” What is scary, however, is the idea of just how close “Life at the Top” came to being “Life Over the Top.” This is already a lot of bazoom action for a family magazine:
And who knows what all else might not have poked us in the eye had the Photoshopper not layered in an additional flap of red satin:
Big ol Ruby Red Dress-
Everybody laughs
(They) say shes got no future,
An never made no past.
Somethin hurt that Ruby
Somethin she cant bare,
You look at her real close now,
An’ see a little tear.
When she says now,
Leave me alone,
Wont you leave me alone?
Please, leave me alone,
Now leave me alone,
Oh, leave me alone,
Just leave me alone,
Yes leave me,
Leave me
“Somethin hurt that Ruby
Somethin she cant bare,”
Renee is baring plenty of bazoom in that shot.
Whether there is something she is unable to tolerate any longer, we don’t know.
Glad to see Lawrence Brownlee gets a look-in (as opposed to an eyeful) on the cover, though.
I heard there are a select few collectors editions that feature a glimpse of RF’s new tattoo…
And does Liam Boner sound as good as he looks?
it is sad really. TOO much. Life at the Top.
Netremko does this too, all the publicity today tell you what they want as a reality….and us poor schumcks that read it, think because it is in mighty print, it must be true.
Truth? 50 years old. For her voice type that is old. For her insane need to be famous, she goes and gets Paradigm. Search for a fleming talk show begins. Where she will most likely still perfrom now and then.
She should be in a lovely something like after prime that still glows. Instead this is scary. Desperate dressed in red/
Let others, because you now Tony Tony will lap it up like the good lap dog he is, so let HIM say things. Not your publicists. Get some oxygen sept. is going to be a long month.
The Photoshopper did her face no favors, though. She looks like a kewpie doll. Should’ve used the guy who cleaned up her Met Thais promo pix.
OH. MY. GOD. This is SO not a good look, jugs-wise, never mind the photoshopping. All I can think of are the knee-cap bruises those unfettered things…well, I just can’t go on….really I can’t…
Ooh, I’m glad someone mentioned Liam Bonner, who’s profiled inside the magazine. WHAT a beautiful face! If operas are indeed being cast based on looks these days, this fella should go a long way…
The description of the hair is perfect!
I think that Netrebko was replacing her for a while as the star diva and with her pregnancy keeping her out of the way for a while, Renee is determined to make the most of it. It doesn’t hurt that she gets to open the Met season with her own gala. She realises that this fall will probably be the peak of her fame. It’ll be downhill from there.
I completely disagree. The dress is fabulous! Anf the hair is NOT unwashed, what it Is, is the new “windblown” look so favored by top modeling agencies.