In my pet pailleted Regie
Several of you guessed correctly that our most recent Regie quiz was La fanciulla del West, in the “leather bar” production by Nikolaus Lehnhoff for De Nederlandse Opera. After the jump, a look at more of this production in action.
Even from still photos, it’s obvious there’s quite a bit of action in the following production too! (Remember, cher public, guesses only! If you know the production, hush!)
The last two scream Gianni Schicchi, but damned if I know how the first one fits into that. Split the difference with Blue Byrd?
Lohengrin mit Ortrud wielding the knife and Lo actually does “sail” into the opera.
Well, knowing how Cieca gives obscure clues, and reading the title “pet pailleted”….that’s a quote from Cole Porter’s “Down in the Depths on the 90th floor” – That would lead to Orfeo or Orpheus in the Underworld….depths, and all, you know. But, I’m not familiar enough with the opera to identify the scenes…
You may have nailed it Figaroindy. If so, you are the Peyton Manning of regie quizzes!
Don’t know if he follows opera, but at least Peyton used to be queer, which is good enough for me.
Whatcha talkin’ ’bout, Alto? And is there any hope for little Eli?
We shall see – I hadn’t heard the scuttlebutt that Alto mentions below – Peyton seems quite focused on the opposite sex, since he’s been in Indy – perhaps almost as focused as Tiger Woods!
In his days at the University of Tennessee, it was well known that he had a male lover.
My brother, an inveterate UT fan named his female cat Peyton.
Also, I was once in a small out-of-the-way restaurant where he and a romantically-tinctured male dinner partner were gazing into each others’ eyes non-stop,
Y’all can keep the Manning boys, thank you very much – I’ll have a helping of USC’s delicious Matt Barkley, please!
Perhaps OF MICE AND MEN?
Going with the French bridal store in the second picture, I’ll say Cendrillon. Or Thais.
1. Fortuna, Virtu, Amore, and various minor yet Rubenesque goddesses introduce the story of the coronation of Poppea
2. Nerone, emperor and commander-in-chief of the Roman navy sings the “Pur Ti Miro” duet with Poppea
3. Ottone (disguised as Drusilla) attempts to assasinate Poppea (disguised as somebody’s grandfather) but Amore stays his hand
Somehow, this sunny morning, the headline makes me think ‘Candide’. It’s the best of my possible answers.
Gotta be Idomoneo with a tenor as Idamante. Thats Elettra in the last pic.
Smetana’s ‘Battered’ Bride!
Privately thinking No Expert’s guess is really the cleverest, and of course it’s nearly ALWAYS Lohengrin, isn’t it? but in honor of Sanford, the Holy Fool, arrived at last to join our Sacred Company on Monsalvat, by pity enlightened I shall guess:
Tannhauser!
1. The Body Electric Tantric massage on the Mount of Venus, scene 1.
2. Tannhauser, deceptively faux-innocent, confronts Elisabeth just before the Singing Contest, II:2.
3. Appalled by realizing his betrayal (and barely restrained by her uncle, inexplicably in drag), Elisabeth acts out her revenge fantasies when she realizes T has done her wrong.
So my final answer is MEDEA.
P.S. Sanford – Does the double-concertato at the end of Act II knock your socks off or does it not? Really, Mercadante himself could hardly have done it better.
All these fat boobs and asses flopping around all over the place. I would not want to see this opera, whatever it is.