Les Papotages d’Hoffmann
Here’s the place for all your chatting needs, cher public, during tonight’s broadcast of Les Contes d’Hoffmann from the Met.
The official chat begins at 7:45 pm for an 8:00 curtain, and La Cieca invites Twitters and whatever other technological frontrunners to contribute their opinions and dish.
Following this performance with a score is going to be difficult, as the Met uses a mix-and-match edition, but if you’re interested, bad old Choudens can be found here.
OT: Sounds like Bartoli may record “Norma” – unconfirmed rumour!
Here’s the link for the real-time chat room for those who prefer it:
http://chat.parachat.com/chat/login.html?room=Parterre_Box_-_Tales_of_Hoffmann_Chat&width=740&height=500
Should be an interesting night!
Took me a few seconds. The photo is of Shelly Duvall and Sissy Spacek in Altman’s THREE WOMEN, an allusion to the three heroines of LES CONTES D’HOFFMANN, right?
Quel bon goût to illustrate this thread with a still from Three Women, one of my favorites. This could actually make an excellent opera libretto, not unlike that of Vanessa or Carmelites, as it is concerned with exchanges and transfers between women.
I can imagine the false death of the Sissy Spacek character, and the false birth of Janice Rule’s baby as probing orchestral interludes. The first scene could be all in the rehab pool.
I visualize easily Christine Schaffer as Pinky Rose, Pat Racette as Millie, and Catherine Malfitano as Willie. Maybe Michael Torke for the score?
i;m excited: this is my first full listening to Hoffman
congratulations; I wonder if anyone can recommend a DVD?
I have seen the one on the Metplayer which features Neil Shicoff from 1988.
I cannot reccomend highly enough the new DVD from Paris OPera a FANTASTIC production with Terfel, Shicoff, Rancatore, Swenson, and many more, it is wonderfully done!
A friend of mine has that version. Swenson is fantastic, Rancatore not that much, but the Antonia act done in an orchestra pit is a great set
I love this DVD too–Shicoff is brilliant.
That met telecast is not bad. For me, the Covent garden production with Domingo is the best
Luciana Serra has not been bettered as Olimpia
Thank you. I did enjoy the one on the Met Player.
And let the bloodbath beging
Anyone know how to record this shiznat for free?
Does that mean how do you record from Sirius?
Ask And Record TOolbar at http://applian.com/asktoolbar/
louannd – yes, how to record from sirius?
sanford – thanks much for the link, but unfortunately I use a mac osx and askandrecord is for windows!
I have a mac and I paid for Wiretap and Pulsar – to record and keep XM on. I actually use an XM portal.
Friends, do we all have recordings from wonderful live performances at the Met that we’re not sharing?
I’d love to build my catalogue of live shows. Does anyone have last years Trovatore with Radvanovsky and Hvorostovsky?
louannd, how happy have you been with Wiretap. I’ve used Audio Hijack in the past but it didn’t record streaming media in stereo.