Comments on: The mirror in the man

werther commented

werther — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 22:43:48 +0000

THIS LOOKS AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I´M SOOOOOOOOOOOO GOING TO STUTTGART!!!!!

The Logical Tenor commented

The Logical Tenor — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 19:46:21 +0000

One has to admire someone who is such an admirer of the Satyricon, Dante’s Inferno, Midsummernight’s Dream and The Wizard of Oz that he wants to see them all together in the same place.

The Logical Tenor commented

The Logical Tenor — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 19:35:16 +0000

I imagine being booed in Berlin nowadays is quite a compliment.

Lindoro Almaviva commented

Lindoro Almaviva — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 15:40:42 +0000

Sophie, I don’t think we are in Kansas anymore.

Quanto Painy Fakor commented

Quanto Painy Fakor — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 12:11:57 +0000

Domingo is placing his Boccanegra exactly where it needs to be for HIS voice. He is sounding wonderful during the Berlin run. The George Loomis NYT review of 3 November 2009 tells it like it is: “The rub, of course, is that Boccanegra is a baritone role and Mr. Domingo a tenor. Does this do violence to Verdi’s design? Hardly. Mr. Domingo’s noble performance establishes Boccanegra as one of those rare roles where stature transcends voice type. Purely vocal display is foreign to it; it even lacks a conventional aria. One of Boccanegra’s most arresting moments comes during the great council chamber scene when he addresses the city’s opposing factions. Yes, the sound of a richly resonant baritone is always welcome, but Mr. Domingo’s burnished tone was deeply moving when urging peace and love. In sterling form throughout, he brought a deft touch to the final word, “figlia” (daughter), of the recognition duet with Amelia, a problematic moment for baritones.”

Quanto Painy Fakor commented

Quanto Painy Fakor — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 12:07:28 +0000

poof! Amen.

rysanekfreak commented

rysanekfreak — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 12:06:21 +0000

Is it possible that Domingo is singing all of his Boccanegra lines one octave too high? Drop everything an octave and he’ll sound more like a baritone.

Quanto Painy Fakor commented

Quanto Painy Fakor — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 12:04:09 +0000

Buster commented

Buster — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 11:27:01 +0000

QPF – I am seeing the Konwitschny Salome later this month – with Annalena Persson. I am very curious. His Daphne a few years back was really great.

Quanto Painy Fakor commented

Quanto Painy Fakor — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 11:07:43 +0000

oops:

Quanto Painy Fakor commented

Quanto Painy Fakor — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 11:07:22 +0000

Despite his sporadic successes, here’s one of the original regie bullshitters:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sH04Lw3WeJA

MontyNostry commented

MontyNostry — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 08:47:42 +0000

The opening shots look like something from the Cunning Little Rosen-Vixen.

Alto commented

Alto — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 07:44:09 +0000

George Loomis is gold.

anotherjj commented

anotherjj — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 07:30:06 +0000

Anyone else out there think Stefan Herheim looks kinda cute?? Chances are, he’s probably “one of us”.

CruzSF commented

CruzSF — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 06:46:10 +0000

Wenarto, your voice is as fearless as your supernumeraries are hot.

Ruxton commented

Ruxton — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 06:37:59 +0000

Goodness Wernato – at first I thought it was Imelda Marcos! Love the Izzy look alike in the background though.

wenarto commented

wenarto — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 06:26:48 +0000

ha ha ha, rivaled my own rosenkavalier, where i sang the final duett alone

CruzSF commented

CruzSF — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 06:02:04 +0000

I’d want to see the scenes excerpted here in context before writing off (or writing on) this production. This clip, however, leaves me confused and bored.

squirrel commented

squirrel — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 05:18:08 +0000

this looks spec-freakin-tacular.

if Peter Gelb is such a fucking genius and is so committed to urgent, thoughtful theater at the Met he should be hiring this gaudy, brilliant Herheim in NYC

saying this without having actually seen this production, however

javier commented

javier — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 05:06:40 +0000

To be honest I didn’t read it, I skimmed and saw “boo”…”Domingo”.