http://parterre.com/2009/07/05/pluck/ where opera is king and you, the readers, are queens Mon, 13 Feb 2012 01:07:11 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://parterre.com/2009/07/05/pluck/comment-page-1/#comment-68994 Nervy Cal Mon, 06 Jul 2009 16:26:19 +0000 http://parterre.com/?p=4329#comment-68994 Yes Monty - I was lucky enough to be there and she was amazing. One of the big features of the production is that the whole set lifts up and pitches from side to side during the Act I finale - God knows how she got through it but she did - exactly the same voice and the same Rosina, just with a stick. Even when she swapped it for a hospital crutch after the interval you had no trouble suspending disbelief. JDF was also superb. The ovation for “E’ un granchio al piede!”, however, which basically amounted to laughing at the surtitles (not the first time it's happened in that theatre), was actually pretty annoying. J di D's blog is well worth a look. Yes Monty – I was lucky enough to be there and she was amazing. One of the big features of the production is that the whole set lifts up and pitches from side to side during the Act I finale – God knows how she got through it but she did – exactly the same voice and the same Rosina, just with a stick. Even when she swapped it for a hospital crutch after the interval you had no trouble suspending disbelief. JDF was also superb. The ovation for “E’ un granchio al piede!”, however, which basically amounted to laughing at the surtitles (not the first time it’s happened in that theatre), was actually pretty annoying. J di D’s blog is well worth a look.

]]> http://parterre.com/2009/07/05/pluck/comment-page-1/#comment-68970 Often admonished Mon, 06 Jul 2009 09:40:49 +0000 http://parterre.com/?p=4329#comment-68970 These are the stories that build a legend. These are the stories that build a legend.

]]> http://parterre.com/2009/07/05/pluck/comment-page-1/#comment-68967 MontyNostry Mon, 06 Jul 2009 07:06:54 +0000 http://parterre.com/?p=4329#comment-68967 And I hear on good reports that she sang stunningly. Quite a gal! And I hear on good reports that she sang stunningly. Quite a gal!

]]> http://parterre.com/2009/07/05/pluck/comment-page-1/#comment-68953 Baritenor Mon, 06 Jul 2009 01:52:50 +0000 http://parterre.com/?p=4329#comment-68953 Okay, no one can deny she's earned some brownie points as a professional. Good for her! Okay, no one can deny she’s earned some brownie points as a professional. Good for her!

]]> http://parterre.com/2009/07/05/pluck/comment-page-1/#comment-68948 Orlando Furioso Sun, 05 Jul 2009 22:58:39 +0000 http://parterre.com/?p=4329#comment-68948 Yes, she wrote an entry about it in her blog Yankeediva, with photos. Yes, she wrote an entry about it in her blog Yankeediva, with photos.

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