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no way out

A quick YouTube search for “opera” this morning yields this startling snippet.

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95 comments

  • tamerlano says:

    Is it wrong that I love the booing?

  • rysanekfreak says:

    I would change the title of this thread to Met
    Sonnambooooooola.

  • Quanto Painy Fakor says:

    Shameful!

  • Drammy says:

    Ain’t she cute in a spastic way?

  • sean says:

    What’s with nat nat’s autistic applause?

  • GayGlitter says:

    This very “audio” tape will show you the extent of the displeasure at Natalie’s idea of “fun” at Bellini’s expense. The production crew and all those that slam the opera BEFORE they present it should have been booed and were. Missing was the one who insisted on this change, Dessay. She wanted the jokes and the shick…and it wasn’t respectful of this opera, of Bellini or even this public that usually laps up the crappe./

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t6os3uAkHAg

  • prosti says:

    I’m glad the audience is alive and this is starting to happen. The Met audience has contented itself with shitty performances and staging for a long time. People need to speak their mind at the Opera and the bar needs to be raised!!
    Stop the mediocrity or refund my ticket money!!

  • DirtyErda says:

    Who would pay over one hundred smakers to see that crap or even to close their eyes and insult their ears and listen. I’d rather buy a CD close my eyes and be thrilled. With the change I could get a good bottle of wine and some cheese.

  • Cocky Kurwenal says:

    I was going to say that the booing didn’t seem as bad as the reports, until I heard the whole of GayGlitter’s link.

    I wonder if Dessay is aware of the irony at the heart of her performance – she thinks she’s too cool for a traditional production, but her vocal interpretation is crammed full of traditional ornaments and general extraneous bel canto diva whimsy.