Comments on: Kukla, Fran and Regie

By: No Expert

No Expert — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 00:49:10 +0000

Is this still open? I only know about this opera from having read about it, but I’m guessing Der Vampyr, because one of the guys looks like Vlad the Impaler and Dracula means Dragon (as in Kukla, Fran and Ollie)Not a very pretty guess, but there you have it.

By: La marquise de Merteuil

La marquise de Merteuil — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 10:16:27 +0000

trovatore
maria stuarda
or bolena

By: iltenoredigrazia

iltenoredigrazia — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 18:57:15 +0000

Porgy and Bess

By: Fifi Figaro

Fifi Figaro — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 18:51:57 +0000

Oooh, I like the Benjamin Britten idea. Maybe “Gloriana” (a piece I know nothing about) since the gal in photo #1 looks like Elizabeth I?

By: Vivaldi

Vivaldi — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 15:38:50 +0000

Tosca is too obious so I guess it’s
UN BALLO IN MASCHERA

1. Oscar’s first aria
2. Renato conspires to murder the king with the 2 other
3. Ecco l’orrido campo

By: Jack Jikes

Jack Jikes — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 14:47:34 +0000

Ingenious!

By: justanothertenor

justanothertenor — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 14:13:20 +0000

I can’t answer this “legally” according to the rules!
I sam seeing this production on Saturday! The production photos have made it into the press, so I know.

By: cosmodimontevergine

cosmodimontevergine — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 03:30:49 +0000

Benedictine & Brandy or maybe Beatrice & Benedict.

By: fagitarrius

fagitarrius — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 03:22:10 +0000

Hamlet by Ambroise Thomas

1) “Vous allez à un couvent”
2) Le meurtre de Gonzago
3) Ophélie’s mad scene

By: 79CXR

79CXR — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 02:25:23 +0000

LittleMasterMiles says:
February 28, 2010 at 10:17 AM

I just noticed the initials over the proscenium of the little stage in no. 2. They could be B.B. (so my Britten guess stands) but they might be B.E. (search me) or B.G. — so could this not be Boris Godunov?

I think its BB, it looks Shakespearian, so I will opt for Beatrice & Bendedict.

Whatever it is, it look like a fun production.

By: spiderman

spiderman — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 23:32:06 +0000

that is totally unfair! One time I am the winner and then I get disqualified onl because I was message 1???

buuuuuuhhhh

By: poisonivy

poisonivy — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 20:45:40 +0000

This looks like Tristan for some reason. Last scene being the “Liebestod.”

By: actfive

actfive — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 20:28:24 +0000

Well, #3 has to be TOSCA Act 1, with a female Cavaradossi painting Angellotti.

By: Straussmonster

Straussmonster — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 19:54:21 +0000

I wish I lived in a world where this was obviously the correct answer.

By: Dawn Fatale

Dawn Fatale — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 18:55:23 +0000

Seems like someone made an opera out of this:

By: quattrofontane

quattrofontane — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 18:14:09 +0000

No brainer: Amahl and the Night Visitors.

By: Satisfied

Satisfied — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 16:41:30 +0000

Read: “wild, weird, and crazy”

HANSEL AND GRETEL, ORFEO, Sonnambula, or Lohengrin – each DULL

Julie Taymor’s Die Zauberflote – beautiful, but tame.

Helena of Egypt – weird, but not exactly stunning or interesting to watch (Damrau was certainly wonderful though).

DAMNATION ATTILA – visually stunning (and in the case of Damnation, a wonderful tech achievement) but not exactly weird or crazy.

Midsummer Night’s Dream, the Lady Macbeth of Mistenk, or Strauss’ Frau – Truth be told, I have not personally seen any of these productions. Perhaps I should convert my “Give us (the occasional) new Regie!” to “revive one every once and a while, damn it!” (and spare us yet another Angie Traviata).

Hey, just sayin’!

By: armerjacquino

armerjacquino — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 16:22:37 +0000

Count me among those who like this- I think the presentation is a brilliant idea.

By: Regina delle fate

Regina delle fate — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 16:19:20 +0000

Regietheater came about because people couldn’t afford costumes!

By: Regina delle fate

Regina delle fate — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 16:14:18 +0000

Haha!

By: LittleMasterMiles

LittleMasterMiles — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 15:17:01 +0000

By: LittleMasterMiles

LittleMasterMiles — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 14:34:02 +0000

The Burning Fiery Furnace, Britten.

By: CerquettiFarrell

CerquettiFarrell — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 13:52:35 +0000

You’re not alone. Very successful, cheeky and funny without being vulgar. And relating to the text.

By: latraviata

latraviata — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 13:51:11 +0000

The first two photos look like Ping, Pang, and Pong of Turandot. That’s Turandot on the ladder staying far away from the unwashed earthly creatures.

By: ipomoea

ipomoea — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 13:49:23 +0000

No.

By: Olivero is my Drug of Choice

Olivero is my Drug of Choice — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 13:43:14 +0000

of course it’s TOSCA

By: Mrs Rance

Mrs Rance — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 13:12:51 +0000

Don’t forget HANSEL AND GRETEL, ORFEO, DAMNATION, ATTILA.

By: Krunoslav

Krunoslav — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 11:39:20 +0000

1. The Amme greets the Kaiser on his way to hunting

2. Barak and the Three Watchmen

3. The Kaiserin and keikobad/kobad/kobad…

By: eckermann

eckermann — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 09:42:58 +0000

A very early example of Regie: the 1951 English Opera Group production of Britten’s ‘realization’ of ‘Dido and Aeneas.
1. Belinda and Chorus: ‘Haste, haste to town!’
2. First Sailor (left) encourages the gentlemen of the chorus to decamp: ‘Take a bouzy short leave of your nymphs on the shore…’
3. ‘Thy hand, Belinda..’ Dido mounts the pyre. However, pyres were still subject to rationing in 1951. The spirit of Henry Purcell looks on aghast.

By: willym

willym — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 08:06:06 +0000

Not sure why I think that only that Erdgeist’s response set off the train of thought and there are three possible kings in the second photo and it sort of medieval and Sicilian puppet and.. hell I don’t know Love of Three Kings!!!