tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3245314665139759027.post4428013166381986214..comments2024-01-04T13:56:52.127-05:00Comments on Regie, or Not Regie?: Madama Butterfly “en Cinema” – so what?Robhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16322512607114908183noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3245314665139759027.post-71977948161477298302017-07-29T15:41:50.453-04:002017-07-29T15:41:50.453-04:00I’ve read about his Butterfly (I wonder if a video...<i>I’ve read about his Butterfly (I wonder if a video exists) in which Puccini has an active role; he had a subplot involving the Statue of Liberty (no, that was his Manon Lescaut); guest appearances by Manon, Mimi, and Tosca; and the concept that neither Puccini or the soprano want her to die; but she does anyway. That’s opera.</i><br /><br />It's the type of enjoable conversation opera fans would have over coffee before/after the show but is it necessary production-wise? Seems to me like a move towards intellectualising an overly banal story.<br /><br />-dehhgiAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com