The Bavarian radio reported that Peter Seiffert died at the age of 71 of a stroke. I first heard him in the early 80`s and at one of those operas he met his first wife Lucia Popp. It was...
A favorite Donizetti performance from H_Badger · 7 minutes ago
RIP Peter Seiffert.
A favorite Donizetti performance from H_Badger · 40 minutes ago
Yes, but as I've said I really hated those projections, at least in the initial bcast I saw with Kaufmann and Yoncheva. I think Warlikowski's done better elsewhere but it does seem to be a trope of...
A favorite Donizetti performance from H_Badger · 2 hours ago
As it happens, it also has to be done for the Paris Opera's Don Carlos (or, on occasion, Carlo):...
A favorite Donizetti performance from H_Badger · 3 hours ago
Thanks, Fletch. A virtuoso piece. Guess what. My blog post about Herheim's Rusalka at La Monnaie begins with this line: Stefan Herheim’s Rusalka, in Brussels, must be one of the...
A favorite Donizetti performance from H_Badger · 3 hours ago
Yes, sometimes all you can do is focus as best you can on what the singers are up to.
A favorite Donizetti performance from H_Badger · 3 hours ago
Of course.
A favorite Donizetti performance from H_Badger · 3 hours ago
The review in OperaWire doesn’t make it sound modest at all, dear Christopher (c;
A favorite Donizetti performance from H_Badger · 3 hours ago
Thanks, H Badger. I hadn't seen this performance. I only listened to the broadcast. I've been moved by Lucias before, but not like this. Seeing the video made a much bigger impression...
A favorite Donizetti performance from H_Badger · 6 hours ago
Some of the historic events certainly have musical connections… https://youtu.be/BmVjAMm1ryA
A favorite Donizetti performance from H_Badger · 6 hours ago
Or in the states.
A favorite Donizetti performance from H_Badger · 7 hours ago
I'm with you for all but one note.
A favorite Donizetti performance from Krunoslav · 9 hours ago
I didn't say they couldn't, but I didn't think they would.
A favorite Donizetti performance from H_Badger · 9 hours ago
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...
A favorite Donizetti performance from H_Badger · 9 hours ago
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...
A favorite Donizetti performance from H_Badger · 9 hours ago
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....
A favorite Donizetti performance from H_Badger · 9 hours ago
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...
A favorite Donizetti performance from H_Badger · 9 hours ago
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...
A favorite Donizetti performance from H_Badger · 9 hours ago
The impoverished LA Opera managed to do it, even with separate videos for both Lucias.
A favorite Donizetti performance from H_Badger · 9 hours ago
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...
A favorite Donizetti performance from H_Badger · 10 hours ago
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“The island is only small / But the fairies inhabiting it / Welcome us all”
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