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Excess d’estime

by | 11:12 pm | Mar 7, 2013

“It’s not often operagoers leave humming the scenery, but that was the case Monday, when the Met hauled out Riccardo Zandonai’s Francesca da Rimini from the vault. With neither a top-drawer score nor particularly memorable performances on hand, Piero Faggioni’s lavish 1984 production stole the show.” [New York Post]

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  • Regina delle fate says:

    Well, Monty., the French and German critics also creamed themselves when this production was world-premiered in Aix and the reviews have been consistently positive in Amsterdam, Toulouse and Florence where it has already been seen.

    @ Manou -- it’s also bing presented in this production at the Munich (Prinzregententheater) and Vienna (Theater an der Wien) festivals -- not in concert.

    on March 11, 2013 at 8:26 AM
    • MontyNostry says:

      Regina, they all raved about The Lighthouse too, and look what a mess that was. ;-)

      on March 11, 2013 at 8:32 AM
    • manou says:

      Yes I know -- but I think Liz.S said it would be performed in concert at one of the US summer festivals (Glimmerglass?).

      on March 11, 2013 at 8:41 AM
      • MontyNostry says:

        Well, manou, I’ve bought a ticket for Saturday now. Let’s see how it goes! Shame the ROH website is misleading about the prices of the seats that are available. Nothing at £55 left, as far as I can tell, so one has to go for discounted full-fat at £65.

        on March 11, 2013 at 8:57 AM
      • Liz.S says:

        Tanglewood, it is… :-)
        I only had a “luxury” of watching the premiere thru the Internet on Arte Live last Summer but IMHO, too, this is truly a masterpiece. Lucky are those who get to see this live, staged and with these casts…

        on March 11, 2013 at 1:35 PM
        • louannd says:

          Maybe we will get lucky and Santa Fe will program it. Wouldn’t be until 2015 or later though.

          on March 11, 2013 at 2:34 PM
          • ianw2 says:

            It does seem like its almost tailor-made for Santa Fe. Though the way Philly is going, they may have some competition.

            on March 12, 2013 at 12:23 AM
      • Nerva Nelli says:

        No, rather at Tanglewood in Western Massachusetts.

        on March 12, 2013 at 1:41 AM
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