Waiting for the Regie E. Lee
The inimitable Hans Lick has done it again, and before you exclaim “Done what again? Doesn’t he know the meaning of the word probation?” let La Cieca hasten to add that what he’s done is to guess last week’s Regie quiz, and right on the nose he was with Idomeneo. (This Katie Mitchell production for the English National Opera received very mixed reviews.)
More Regie excitement follows the jump.
Remember, my dears, if you recognize the production, hold your tongue while others guess!
Otello
Clearly, this is the Karl-Ernst and Ursel Hermann production of The Mikado:
Photo One – Nanki-Poo and Yum-Yum bemoan their predicament in “Were You Not to KoKo Plighted”
Photo Two – KoKo demonstrates for the Mikado’s benefit exactly how he “beheaded” Nanki Poo with his Snickersnee
Photo Three – Pitti-Sing, Peep-Bo and Yum-Yum try to restrain Katisha’s fury in the Act One finale
I have three guesses to go with each photo:
Picture one: CARMEN
Michaela wears a “jupe bleu” and Don Jose thinks about his mum back home as the saint she is.
Picture two: THE RISE AND FALL OF THE CITY OF MAHAGONNY
The fighting scene in Act II between Alaska Wolf Joe and Trinity Moses.
Picture three: THE TURN OF THE SCREW
Little Master Miles and Flora tug at the Governess who thinks she sees Miss Jessel.
Médée?
The Turn of the Screw?
Boris Godunov.
1. Marina urges the false Vargas, excuse me, the false Dmitriy to burn his icon (in the aria “It’s Mary or Mariana, ya gotta choose.”)
2. Rangoni advances on 2 youths engaging in typically Polish play. Marina, suspicious of his motives (certain accusations linger) struggles to restrain him.
3. The nurse stuggles to restrain Fyodor, who’s only engaging in typically Russian play: beating up Xenia and her girlfriend.
Either that or it’s The King and I
Obviously, it’s an interventionist Tosca (pic 1) in which Scarpia interrupts the Te Deum (pic 2) to demand that Turn of the Screw be performed as an intermezzo (pic 3) before Act II. I certainly wouldn’t put it past him.
I’m also going to go with Don Carlo
1. Fontainbleu
2. Auto da fe
3. Eboli tries to stab herself as she launchews “O don fatale” while Elisabetta tries to stop her. The little children represent young Carlo and Elisabetta and what might have been. For some reason, they’re really invested in Eboli.
I’m going to cast a ballot for Boris Godunov, too.
THe first scene may be Marina and Dimitri, the 2nd scene may be the mob that thinks the Pretender is going to be better with the rascally monk egging on the crowd, and the 3rd scene may be either Fyodor playing with Xenia and the nurse or else Fyodor being restrained after his father Boris dies after his big solo.
Either that or it’s Lady Macbeth. Maybe.
Leonora
Khovanshchina. Religion, new believers v. old, etc. Marfa makes her prophecies with a crystal ball, which is in the last pic, though painted red.
Reggie!!! Gggggrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr Reggie!!!! Grrrrrrrrrrrr