Darkest before the dawn
The greatest week in the history of show business begins today in preparation for the Drop of That Album here in the USA, at this writing barely 15 hours away. In support of this release, Renée Fleming is making a whirlwind tour of personal appearances, including a command performance last night before President and Mrs. Obama at historic Ford’s Theater. She shared the boards of the venue where the “Great Emancipator” was assassinated with Kelly Clarkson, George Lopez, Lionel Richie, Dick Van Dyke, and cast members from the Ford’s Theatre production of Little Shop of Horrors.
Undaunted by this lavishly star-studded extravaganza, Our Own proud parterrian Faux Paul devised an hommage, after the jump.
I laughed until I saw stars. My favorite part was writing ‘La voce’ on the mirror when the lyrics were saying ‘Won’t let you down’. So poignant!
So wonderful. Reminds me of my daily work reviewing charts: Hopelessness, worthlessness, helplessness. Denies SI/HI. Estimated length of stay 7-10 days. HA!
Absolutely genial. Brava Faux Paul. Loved the balerina part, so Mary Zimmerman-esque. And I too was fulled by the voice, only realized that it is Renee’s voice when some of the mannerisms became too evident, towards the middle of the song, up until that point I was admiring Faux Paul’s voice.
You mean it gave you gas?
Yep, that too.
So bad that it affected my brain
Art will do that to a person.
You forgot the F.
LOL.
LC, I truly hope you excuse yourself from reviewing any further Renee Fleming performances for the NY Observer. I sincerely doubt you have any objectivity about anything she might do or any role she might perform.
Okay, you’ve earned a break from commenting.
La Cieca: Did you just banish SFPhoto for this rather mildly stated criticism? Wow!
operadunce, that would more likely be from
calling the NY Post the Observer!
What would an objective critic look like, exactly?
LC’s ire over Speranza Oscura is very appropriately aimed at the hype as much as anything else.
As for the music, I think she brings a slightly richer tone to this song than you might get from Celine Dionne, say, or Tracey Thorne. But it hardly matters—a fabulous voice in highly processed techno-pop is as wasted as a Lotus on a dirt road. Which does rather make the whole enterprise a pretty dubious choice, no?
We all appreciate your sincerity, though, I’m sure.
Actually, it seems as though La Cieca has done quite a bit of the hyping.
You have a point — I haven’t heard diddly-poop about Dunkle Hoffnung anyplace but here. Still, if a girl will visit La Voce’s website the hyperbole is just hung out like crepe….
Now, this is crossover:
crossover ?? it’s ridiculous second
rate-what they need is an overly
fat tenor with a tablecloth.
I’m going into seclusion until all this Renee shit blows over. It’s just too tiresome.
How CAN you walk away for glorious intercourse about the divine gift that is Renée?
for=from
My night for typos, evidently.
mrmyster: Oh! At least there was a good reason!
12 hours later: still brilliant.
I go out for a little drinkie-poo and now everyone’s gone.
Opera Chic has just printed her translation of one of Renay’s proudest moments – a letter she received from Magda Olivero praising the verismo CD !!