tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3245314665139759027.post4558748756889204574..comments2024-01-04T13:56:52.127-05:00Comments on Regie, or Not Regie?: DVD Extras – The Making of...Robhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16322512607114908183noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3245314665139759027.post-28114976880537173782015-09-12T19:54:53.827-04:002015-09-12T19:54:53.827-04:00Don’t bemoan the lack of extras, for there is actu...Don’t bemoan the lack of extras, for there is actually no need of them. Don’t even bother to consult them if they are present. They are a smokescreen. There is a single, overarching reason for every mysterious contrivance in opera production in the modern age: the angst-driven, corner-of-the eye, nerve-shredding psychosis that commands every new production to surpass in the outlandish, the bizarre and the grotesquely inappropriate all that has gone before.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3245314665139759027.post-87521446058623555112012-10-23T09:25:57.567-04:002012-10-23T09:25:57.567-04:00Figuring stuff out is fun. But I am the kind of gu...Figuring stuff out is fun. But I am the kind of guy who likes to know "who done it" right up front, then see all the stuff that led up to it. <br /><br />I also love all the backstage stuff (even when the people have nothing really to say.) I think there's a big difference between backstage interviews that are immediately before or during the performance - when the performers are in a hurry and/or distracted (imagine that! They might be thinking about their performance or something) and ones that take place at other times. The M22 "Making of" vids were all done during rehearsals. And so were Glyndebourne Cosi cast and director interviews. In those situations the subjects are more or less relaxed and have time to chat, and consequently the interviews are more substantive.<br /><br />I think my love for all the backstage stuff is why I particularly enjoy opera productions that are basically about the opera: The Paris Capriccio, the Neuenfels Entfuhrung, etc.Robhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16322512607114908183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3245314665139759027.post-28507161539998523592012-10-22T22:41:20.143-04:002012-10-22T22:41:20.143-04:00"Opera singers, makeup artists, designers, di..."Opera singers, makeup artists, designers, directors, and orchestra players can be just as boring as regular people." Yes, yes yes. I have made this sad discovery many times - I always have this idea that artists that are insightful while singing or playing are going to have insightful things to say, too, and this does not always turn out to be true.<br /><br />Re: DVD extras - I actually tend to avoid these. Sometimes I prefer my own explanations - more fun that way! (On the other hand, I do probably miss out on interesting things sometimes . . ..)earwormoperahttp://earwormopera.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.com