hi-res regie
Some very interesting responses to our previous Regie quiz included a correct one from Melot’s Younger Brother. The opera was indeed Król Roger, a fascinating work which (in audio form) will soon grace Unnatural Acts of Opera.
Now, cher public, it’s up to you to decide whether our puzzler this week is the sort of piece that belongs on La Cieca’s podcast — or is this so very obscure that your doyenne has never heard of it?Â
Lulu, maybe? 1 is Geschwitz, 2 is Lulu and, say, Dr. Schön and 3 is the men killing themselves for her?
It’s either that or Rossini’s La Gazzetta…
Obscure? Obscure to our All-Knowing doyenne?
Well, within the last couple of months, I’ve heard webcasts from Europe of Don Bucefalo and La Fattucchiera. I’ll guess Don Bucefalo.
(The Louise Bertin Esmeralda was a concert, not staged, so I guess that gets ruled out.)
ELISABETTA NEL CASTELLO DI KENILWORTH?
Something relatively obscure by Handel I should think. Details only get in the way.
JULIEN,
LOUISE would be too obvious!!
Its the long lost six act Polish version of Don Carlos that ends with a group hug and/or hanging.
Agree: Die Zauberflote.
I think this is a modern-day version of Manuel de Falla’s incomplete scenic oratorio, “Atlantida”. Completed by Halfter, had its world premiere staging at Scala with Stratas and Simionato. The bottom photo is of the three-headed Gorgon (which is a part for three singers).
I’ll agree with baritenor about Turandot… and I think that may even be Lise Lindstrom in the top photo as Turandot. I saw Ms. Linstrom recently as Turandot and she definitely left quite an impression- an excellent Turandot! If that is her, I’d love to know more about this production… (from a vocal standpoint anyway… I’m sort of hoping that the chaps hanging themselves in pic # 3 might not be Ping, Pang & Pong but are actually the production team…)
Is it Pergolesi’s I puntigli delle donne?