Prepare to chat
La Cieca reminds the cher public that tomorrow evening will be the Metropolitan Opera premiere of From the House of the Dead, an event to be Sirius’d and RealPlayered beginning at 8:00 pm. And naturally you all are invited to listen and discuss here at your favorite virtual venue. Check back tomorrow evening for chat details, and in the meantime, here’s a preview of the Patrice Chéreau production:
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House of the Dead or Don Giovanni at City?
hard call – but squirrel has a ticket to… neither of the above!
I don’t know how From the House of the Dead will work as a radio broadcast. I do know that when the Canadian Opera Company did it last season, it was an extraordinary experience. I went twice and loved it. It helped that we had a very interesting production directed by Dimitri Bertman. If your ears aren’t offended by the soundworld of composers like Janacek and Britten, then you should not miss this. It’s a rarely done work and can be unforgetable. I’m sure that Chereau’s production will be at the very least interesting, if not brilliant.
I fell in love with Janacek’s music with the first recording of Jenufa released in “the West” by EMI from a Supraphon production. One thing I need from my composers is a personal style, their unique sound world and Janacek (as well as Britten) gives that generously to me.
I don’t know exactly how it will work, but I plan to put in my DVD, mute it, watch the libretto and stop and start as needed while listening to the Met broadcast. (And record it with Wiretap). Hope it works.
I am a Janachek-ophile and I am entranced over that small blurb. I am salivating for December 2nd to roll around.
Make that Janacek (sorry)
See you there Arepo. I am also going on December 2nd
I’ve never seen any Janacek before, but this looks interesting to me.