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- Willowbarcelona
  It is. It’s enchanting. It will never be the “definitive” Zauberflöte production. But McBurney opens the door a crack to show how a director and design team can work with a historic, cherished...
  
  Die Zauberflöte · 1 minute ago
- oedipe
  Yes, you already said it : curent French singers go largely unheard in the US because they are not really necessary and cannot get visas.
  
  A favorite Donizetti performance from Camille · 2 minutes ago
- SiVendetta
  Sarastro? Voice?
  
  Die Zauberflöte · 2 minutes ago
- David Billnitzer
  Lovely men's chorus there; this Sarastro I could do without... I expect the chorus will do a fine job with "O Isis und Osiris, welche Wonne!"
  
  Die Zauberflöte · 2 minutes ago
- Willowbarcelona
  You can see a bit on YouTube how McBurney tweaked the 2012 production to accomodate the vast Met stage. Raising the orchestra to the front of the stage and bringing at least one very important...
  
  Die Zauberflöte · 17 minutes ago
- Dina Middlebrow
  Over the air it sounds like a production trying way too hard to be funny. I hope it is different in the house.
  
  Die Zauberflöte · 24 minutes ago
- Willowbarcelona
  I really like his Biuebeard here. https://www.instagram.com/reel/DFLEg12I-kd/?igsh=NnA2YTA5MGYyaXM3
  
  Die Zauberflöte · 26 minutes ago
- Krunoslav
  Funny, last time around seen live I found it irritating but this time- last week- I quite enjoyed it.
  
  Die Zauberflöte · 30 minutes ago
- JustMe
  Yes, its available on demand on the Met site...from 2023.
  
  Die Zauberflöte · 32 minutes ago
- Willowbarcelona
  My mistake definitely! Thank you so much for correcting me💕
  
  Die Zauberflöte · 32 minutes ago
- SiVendetta
  I'm glad you disagree. I'm glad some people like this. Or something like the new Carmen, which I also find needlessly stark and uglified.
  
  Die Zauberflöte · 33 minutes ago
- David Billnitzer
  Wait, was this done in the HD a few years ago, or was that an intermission feature during something else?
  
  Die Zauberflöte · 35 minutes ago
- PCally
  It’s worth pointing out that the actual critical reception Fleming got for this was primarily positive and while she did end up bailing before finishing the run, there was no more booing. It’s...
  
  A favorite Donizetti performance from Camille · 39 minutes ago
- David Billnitzer
  I would have liked to see it. It sounds like fun.
  
  Die Zauberflöte · 41 minutes ago
- PCally
  Thank you, Moe. I can’t speak to what Fleming was like later on when she returned to the part but while I don’t care for some of her Fleming-isms, in terms of sheer tonal beauty this is very much...
  
  A favorite Donizetti performance from Camille · 43 minutes ago
- JustMe
  It certainly is a love it or hate it production, more so than most productions at the Met. Not many in between opinions,
  
  Die Zauberflöte · 43 minutes ago
- SiVendetta
  I think most scores have a staccato marked there - I just checked the first printing of the vocal score (Simrock) on ISMLP and it's in that one. But there's no staccato mark in...
  
  Die Zauberflöte · 52 minutes ago
- David Billnitzer
  Ein echter, guter Sprecher, klar ausgesprochen.
  
  Die Zauberflöte · 56 minutes ago
- SiVendetta
  The sound effects are part of the production, done by a foley artist. One of the very few things I found fun about this production.
  
  Die Zauberflöte · 1 hour ago
- CCorwinNYC
  Disagree with every point you make. 🤷‍♂️
  
  Die Zauberflöte · 1 hour ago

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La Cieca hears that the opening night of La Scala’s 2013 season will feature a new production of La traviata starring Diana Damrau and Piotr Beczala, directed by… no, not Franco Zeffirelli, but Dmitri Tcherniakov.

By La Cieca on April 06, 2013 at 3:32 AM

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