Regie derelicte
Well, Sanford definitely wins the prize for the best mot of the week (in addition to his uncontested status as biggest ‘mo of the year) for his comment about last week’s Regie quiz. The opera pictured above is apparently taking place in a rehearsal hall, so he guessed it must be called Zar und Mary Zimmerman. And so, in La Cieca’s heart of hearts, so this opera shall always be known, even though, in point of prosaic fact, it was really Louise.
Fans of the prosaic (and you know who you are) are warned that this week’s puzzler is, well, puzzling. (And do let’s keep it that way, those of you who recognize these photos: hold your tongues, and allow the guessers to guess.)
The 2nd Picture screams Traviata. Could it be 1984 the opera but backdated (then shouldn’t it be called 1884?)?
For all you asshole regisseurs and dramturds:
Dramaturds!
Does anyone here have ANY idea of what is going on in Quanto’s mind?
Having seen this one, my lips are sealed. However, I must say that it had some truly stunning moments including the male star singing while suspended upside down in something akin to gravity boots from the device in the center picture. Actually singing. Upside down. I don’t imagine that’s easy…
L’ho visto anch’io – stupendo…
Si, stupendo. secondo me troppo stupendo, troppo cirque du soleil… preferisco l’allestimento di Carsen a Fenice… piu semplice, piu psicologico, piu convincente…
E vero che c’era troppa gente superflua sul palcoscenico (per manovrare le macchine pesantine…) Purtroppo non conosco quello di Carsen.
Shades of Turandot
Well, the last pic could be of LIu getting carried off, Ruxton. Or it could be Siegfried. THats the only other time I know of a character gettin carried off like that, in Gotterdamerung.
Yea Noel could be- also could be Gilda in the bag- and the other pics could fit in with Rigoletto
Tales of Hoffmann?
Pic 1: Olympia going crazy
Pic 2: Hoffmann and Giulietta
Pic 3: Antonia being carried off after she dies.
Just a thought…
A colour and period challenged Parsifal? Act I, the grail scene; Act 2, Parsifal and Kundry + flowermaidens + Klingsor in the chariot; Act 3 Titurel’s body being carried in…
I wanted to say Parsifal, but #8 beat me to it.
So I’ll say Faust.
1. the Kermesse scene
2. the Garden Scene love duet…while Mephistopheles looks on
3. the final moments…as Marguerite’s body gets carried away to somewhere Regie
I won twice! Best mot and biggest ‘mo! Yay, me!
Don’t be dissing Peggy Lee; she was a goddess. I never get tired of hearing Fever or Is That All There Is.
Or The Folks Who Live On The Hill. Top production, that.
May I intrude a note of sanity? What is the point of stagings so irrelevant to an opera that nobody can tell (except by wild guesses) what opera is involved? Please explain.
Walkure.
2. Hunding and party come home to find Siegmund and Sieglinde.
3. Valkyries carry off the dead.
1. stumps me, but I’ll guess: regie directors try to persuade ellerveira to accept their visions.
Don Giovanni?
Magic Flute
DArn it. Rysanekfreak beat me to it with Faust.
I’m going to guess Tosca. That last pic might be Mattila carried off stage rather than faux-jumping from the parapet. Therefore, it must be The Mikado.
I’m going to guess Romeo et Juliette. No idea why.
And I just discovered this exquisite performance, with her daughter.
ooops, wrong thread
Merry Widow?
It’s clearly The Rocky Horror Picture Show:
1. Rocky on the slab
2. Bridal march in the reprise of “I Can Make You a Man”
3. Frank N. Furter’s death after the Floor Show
Isn’t that a “Ring” in her hand in the last pic, with German writing on her gown?
Though the black caps and costumes of those carrying #3 off scream Butterfly puppeteers.
Per Noel and Ruxton, since the balloon animals and Merry Widow-esque dress in #2 scream Turandot or Rigoletto, I’ll have to say it’s Gotterdamerung.
I say Cenerentola. 1. Magnifico protests Angelina’s request to go to the ball while the prince and Alidoro have a glass of wine; 2. Alidoro sings “La’ dell ciel” while the heavenly beings are suspended upside down; and 3. “Non piu’ mesta” as the now rich and fashionable Cinderella “dies” to her former humble self.
Or Rusalka with a shiny-headed water goblin.