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I agree in some cases. And the production you bring up sounds very interesting I think it all sounds exciting . With this production of Lucia and for me it was most prevalent during the whole...
A busy production may be very entertaining, even if it challenges you to keep one eye on the pot and the other up the chimney. I’m thinking, for example, of Rameau’s Les Paladins, staged by...
From my reading of the Strauss-Hoffmannsthal correspondence, the FROSCH libretto started out to be one thing end ended up being something else entirely. Hoffmannsthal worked very slowly and Strauss...
You are right it seems like every show I have seen on Broadway this season uses video. The best was the show Boop since it was in a cartoon land. And Sunset Blvd. used it very well.
One thing I always wonder about: why did Hoffmansthal need the metaphor of the shadow for childlessness, when he already explicitly cites the Färberin's childlessness? Why have the thing...
This is one of the many reasons I love the Claus Guth Frosch, which is set in a framing device of a Belle Epoque Viennese lady (the Kaiserin) being treated in a sanatorium for frigidity. She...
Excellent discussion - thank you! December's Frau was my first and I've fallen in love with it. One of the best parts of it is the symbolism and archetypes which are so ripe for...
That may have been me. I thought it unlikely that the Met would devote the necessary time and resources to re-creating the pre-taped video sequences with new singers. A bit of a pity because a...
Just with LA Opera. I frankly found the production pretty patronizing and surface level. I adore things like the Castorf Ring and other productions that use videos heavily, but it all felt...
I have heard her numerous times for over a decade in a number of theaters both in America and Europe, and, each and every time, my impression has been "I don't think this is the right...
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!