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Salve Regie

by | 11:41 pm | Oct 30, 2011

The little gray cells of operalover9001 were functioning at full capacity last week, raciocinating that the fuller-figured soloists must imply a heavier sing. And, yes, the mystery opera was a very hard sing indeed, Les Troyens at the Badisches Staatstheater Karlsruhe, directed by David Hermann.  This week’s quiz promises to be as difficult to guess as Énée is to perform, so cast your eyes past the jump.  

Starting this week, one guess per comment, please, and La Cieca encourages you to show your work, e.g., let us know why you think the following photos represent, say, Dialogues des carmélites:

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  • MonkeyBoy says:

    I say Orphee aux Enfers by Offenbach, if only for the cast your eyes comment.

    on October 31, 2011 at 10:01 AM
  • Erdgeist says:

    The Magic Flute.

    1- Tamino and Papageno in Act 1; Papageno taking the credit for slaying the serpent.

    2- The Queen of the Night and her 3 ladies.

    3- Tamino and Papageno going through trials in Act 2. Papageno can’t keep silent.

    on October 31, 2011 at 12:54 PM
  • DonCarloFanatic says:

    Das Rheingold

    1) Fafner and Fasolt debate the merits of the deal Wotan offers.
    2) Relieved at Freia’s return, Wotan’s family luxuriates in the apple of youth.
    2) Fafner explains to the slow-witted Donner and Froh that, yes, they still have to pay up.

    on October 31, 2011 at 1:56 PM
  • jim says:

    Is there an opera based on Capek’s Insect Play?

    The first act is about the butterfly aristocrats (which fits the first pic); the second act is about the dung beetle bourgeois (which fits the third pic) and in the last act the totalitarian ants take over (which fits the second pic).

    But I don’t know if anyone’s based an opera on it.

    on October 31, 2011 at 2:27 PM
  • kashania says:

    I love La Cieca’s additional twist of having us give our reasoning for our guesses. Unfortunately, try as I might, I am unable to make a case for Suor Angelica, even with the wildest flights of fancy.

    on October 31, 2011 at 2:45 PM
  • MontyNostry says:

    My guess is as good as Enée … How about Orphée aux enfers?

    on October 31, 2011 at 5:40 PM
  • adina says:

    Cosi fan tutte

    1) Ferrando and Guglielmo in the first scene, extolling the virtues of their fiancees.
    2) “Prendero quel brunettino”
    3) Ferrando and Guglienmo, as Albanians, with Don Alfonso, in the “Cosi fan tutte” moment, with Despina about to break in to announce that the girls will marry them

    on November 1, 2011 at 12:11 AM
  • Lucy says:

    Fidelio, but only if the pictures are out of order:

    Pizarro (R) and Rocco: “Jetzt, Alter, hat es eilig.”
    “Mir ist so wunderbar,” Marzelline standing, Leonore being depressed on the floor, Jacquino being frustrated on the right
    “Ha, welch ein Augenblick” with a more-than-usually ragtag soldiery.

    on November 1, 2011 at 8:44 AM
  • Camille says:

    Help, Help, the Globolinks, of Mr. Menotti.

    and that’s FINAL!

    on November 3, 2011 at 11:07 PM
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