Ripped from the Regie
Oh, phooey! Barely 12 minutes separated La Cieca’s posting of the most recent Regie quiz and the correct guess by bassoprofundo. By the way, your doyenne’s current crush Stefan Herheim directed this production for Den Norske Opera. And now for a puzzler La Cieca hopes will be a bit more challenging!
I was at the prima so I’m keeping stumm. But someone has it right already. A genius! lol If I hadn’t I would have guessed Nixon China but done as George Bush in Iraq with a different story line – the lady in black being a very cross Mme Mao.
Someone stole my Madama Butterfly.
OK a wild guess but here it is: Alcina
This has to be Nozze, no question about it.
#1 The Count comes home from his ‘hunting’ to sing Hai gia vinta
#2 is a clear Cherubino/Susanna situation during ‘Non piu andrai’.
#3 is a very bitchy Marcellina during the duet.
Idomeneo sounds like a good guess.
BAB: You’re the only other person I’ve seen(other than me, that is) who refers to the opera as Macbetto instead of Macbeth. I never understood why the opera is not referred to by its Italian like Otello is. One would think that people would be eager to avoid having to utter the Scottish title anyway…
Nixon in China
Pat and Marnie Nixon in Brooklyn
Julie Nixon Eisenhower in Soho
Conchita — lol, literally ! I’ve been trying desperately to find a way to build on it, but without success; it is perfect as it stands.
Kashania, honey, I have better things to do with my time than turning around three times, going out and coming back in again, spitting, shouting expletives, and the like. Wait a minute, that sounds like my prostate problem. Never mind..
I’ve seen two of this director’s theater productions here in NYC–the first was an absolute revelation, a completely new modern imagining of a classic play–utterly compelling and full of new insights. The second was a mess, though crowned by an amazing performance of the title role. However I’m still looking forward to what he does with the American classic he’s directing here this fall.
I’m hoping this does turn out to be Idomeneo.
Those bottles of water represent the sea. And I’ll bet during “Fuor del mar,” chorus members rush out, open the water bottles, and pour the water all over Idomeneo. Please, let it be so! Why can’t I be an opera director????
You are, you are! LOL