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It’s only a paper regie

by | 1:57 pm | Jul 17, 2011

There was a lot of circling around the title of the most recent Regie quiz, so La Cieca can’t name a clear winner. Several of you were correct, though, in hinting it was Prodaná nevesta, specifically Andreas Homoki‘s production for the Komische Oper Berlin. Something a bit frillier next.

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  • rofrano says:

    Ariadne?
    just seems right.

    on July 17, 2011 at 2:06 PM
  • A. Poggia Turra says:

    The large basket (maybe for laundry) and the tree (oak?) in the background would suggest Falstaff – but that’s too easy. Clearly, this is the Catherine Malfitano reverse-gender production of Eugenia Onegin:

    Photo One – Eugenia Onegin discusses the party arrangements with Titian’s father, Mister Larin

    Photo Two – Titian (dressed for the costume ball) tries to tell Eugenia that their one-time romance cannot be revived

    Photo Three – Madame Triquet gives a lavish rendition of her couplets

    on July 17, 2011 at 2:37 PM
  • Kayla Micreda says:

    It’s A Star Is Born.

    1. “Born in a Trunk”

    2. “The Man That Got Away”

    3. “Hello, everybody. This is Mrs. Norman Maine!”

    on July 17, 2011 at 3:06 PM
  • rysanekfreak says:

    Don Giovanni?

    1. Leporello sings the Catalog Aria to Elvira.

    2. Giovanni sings La ci darem la mano to Zerlina.

    3. Zerlina sings Batti, batti to Masetto (not visible, lying wounded on the ground below her).

    on July 17, 2011 at 4:15 PM
  • La marquise de Merteuil says:

    L’Incoronazione di Poppea

    1. Act 1 Seneca and Valletto
    2. Act 1 Amore and Poppea
    3. Act 3 Amore

    on July 17, 2011 at 4:28 PM
    • Perles75 says:

      Good guess!

      There are two things though: I guess the character attribution of the second photo is Amore=guy with wings and Poppea=woman dressed with tapestry, so the third figure should represent Poppea, not Amore. Third photo COULD represent the coronation of Poppea but I’m puzzled about the trees in the background.
      Also, Amore is a soprano, so either the part was transposed, or here is sung by a (quite aged) sopranist.

      Probably the Semele guess is more coherent…

      on July 19, 2011 at 9:43 AM
  • Bart says:

    Giulio Cesare? These are so funny, b/c you almost want to just throw out any opera title, b/c it truly is a stab in the dark. LOL

    on July 17, 2011 at 4:32 PM
  • jim says:

    I Pagliacci.

    1. Nedda and her lover
    2. Tonio and Nedda
    3. Nedda in the show

    on July 17, 2011 at 5:27 PM
  • orlando says:

    Lulu, perhaps?
    1. Lulu as Pierrot flirts with the Painter.
    2. Alwa visits Lulu in her dressing room.
    3. Lulu in triumph after forcing Schon to write the letter.

    on July 17, 2011 at 6:01 PM
  • einekleinesopran says:

    Hoffmann?
    1: Hoffmann and Niklaus
    2: Spalanzani and Olympia
    3: Giulietta or the Muse

    Midsummer Night’s Dream would be too appropriate looking, right?

    on July 17, 2011 at 6:59 PM
  • DrugProduct says:

    Magic Flute.

    1. Papageno finds Papagena.
    2. Monostatos brings Pamina.
    3. Queen of the Night sings her vengeance aria.

    on July 17, 2011 at 8:54 PM
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