Regie, how I loves ya
Smartly done, Kashania, who guessed almost immediately that last week’s Regie quiz represented From the House of the Dead — in a production by Calixto Bieito, by the way. But even oil drums, truck tires and life-sized airplanes suspended over the stage might look a little prim in contrast to this week’s puzzler:
My guess in Das Rheingold (Fassolt and Fafner as a two-headed giant in picture 2) and if not that Falla’s Atlantida (wait . . . that’s a three-headed gorgon, well, maybe not that one then!) Got NO idea what picture number 3 is about!
OMG! Is that a man in black face? Could it be Zauberflotte? Could be something by Wagner…
Cieca cara: Could we get a close up of the sleeping beauty on pic no. 1?
I don’t know the ring cycle at all but when I see twins, I think Fafner and Fasolt.
Second Rheingold … unless it is Figaro …
They do not comport themselves like Faf and Faz. I’m going to guess…Oh La Cieca, can’t it ever be multiple choice??
Oberon?
If it is not Rheingold…
Is it La Belle Helene? it is the only other piece in which I can think of two brothers (Ajax I and Ajax II)
It Could alos be:
- Ariadne auf Naxos (those two “brothers” could be Brighella and Scarramucio)
- Die Frau Ohne Schatten (two of the three brothers)
- Turandot (Ping Pang, Or Pang Pong, or Ping Pong)
I second the Belle Helene.
Der fliegende Holländer?
First shot of the Steersman dreaming whilst in London’s Tate Modern Museum on the latest Turbine Hall Gallery installation.
Third shot of the Flying Dutchman himself. Note the feathers and/or the possible reference to LeRoi Jones’ 1964 one-act drama “Dutchman.”
Second Shot: ???????
It’s definitely “La serva padrona”
Jonny spielt auf.
Seriously, those twins keep making me think Rheingold too, but it’s too obvious.
ST. FRANCOIS D’ASSISE
There is an undeniable Rheingold feel about it. But Wotan in black face mit der feathers? YES!
I think it’s Rheingold too, but that’s awfully boring to guess at this point.
So I’m going to say Entführung aus dem Serail. That one always gets the Regie treatment.
You’ve gotten them all mixed up.
Last one was “Lohengrin.”
THIS one is “From the House of the Dead!”
much too easy… everybody in europe knows what a kosky production looks like!
Rigoletto?
1. Something happening during the Prelude.
2. The courtiers getting ready to abduct Gilda.
3. “Cortigiani, vil razza dannata!”
[redacted]’s [redacted] at the [redacted] in [redacted]. I didn’t have to guess. I saw it. Super.
[Dear Muse: La Cieca apologizes for redacting you, but the point of this game is to guess what the opera might be. If you already know it, you’re supposed to sit aside and watch others guess.
However, since you did see this production, La Cieca would be very interested if you contributed a review. Just send it to lacieca@parterre.com.
You’re close, but it isn’t Wotan, it’s Alberich.
I second Ariadne.
Schubert’s Die Zwillingsbruder.
“La Cenerentola”, right?
pic 1 – a Mezzo among the ashes. (ok, a starved Mezzo)
pic 2 – the Evil stepsisters. (look at them. Evil!)
pic 3 – Prince Charming at the ball.
OMG, I can’t believe I actually got one of these quizzes right!
As for this one, it does scream Rheingold and I agree that it seems too obvious.
And rysanekfreak, I don’t know how your mind works but I love that you can see the black-face-in-feathers picture and think “Cortigani”. LOL
I thought House of the Dead was too obvious.
Fidelio?
Faust?
Can’t _anyone_ recognize Manon Lescaut when they see it??? I mean, what? Do you have to be drawn a map?