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The met Opera did a wonderful production of this opera directed by LePage. I thought it was absolutely absolutely stunning. Believe me, I’m not saying that productions that use multimedia videos...
I agree everything I have seen on Broadway has been with videos. I am sure it is less expensive and more effective than three dimensional scenery. I have to say I really loved it in Sunset...
Thanks, I was lucky enough to see Bye,Bye Birdie when I was 5. I have some memories of the show but my strongest memory was of The Telephone Number!! So bright and fun perfect for a kid....
In its original incarnation at the Public Theater, 11 (gak!) years ago, I thought that Here Lies Love was brilliant: I saw it twice. The video was mostly used to intensify the way that the...
Oh, the videos were not black and white they were in color and I remember 2 screens. They were filming the action that was actually on the stage at the time of the scene, but showing it from...
That’s a great ONP production that’s relatively easy to revive. It has been revived several times already and new casts seem to fit right in. As a matter of fact, it is programmed again for this...
In theater on this date: The first show to open on this date was an 1862 production of Balfe/Bunn’s The Enchantress directed by Peter Richings and starring his wife, Caroline, E.L. Davenport (who...
While we're discussing this... Some people dismiss video on stage outright, but I don't see why. A production is good or bad - or somewhere in between. So are the various elements that...
I haven't seen this Lucia. The clip above is edited in such a way that I can't tell how the black-and-white videos were displayed. From what I see, the staging looks quite...
Following the successful launch of the new regular feature The Talk of the Town in January, the team at the box is inviting contributions for a new quarter of operatic potpourri.
Following the successful launch of the new regular feature The Talk of the Town in January, the team at the box is inviting contributions for a new quarter of operatic potpourri.
Yannick leads The Philadelphia Orchestra, superstars Nina Stemme and Stuart Skelton, and world-class singers in a rare concert performance that reveals every detail and nuance of this richly harmonic score. Experience the passion and cold-hearted revenge of this scandalous opera. Get tickets now!
Yannick leads The Philadelphia Orchestra, superstars Nina Stemme and Stuart Skelton, and world-class singers in a rare concert performance that reveals every detail and nuance of this richly harmonic score. Experience the passion and cold-hearted revenge of this scandalous opera. Get tickets now!