tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3245314665139759027.post4885245438078626060..comments2024-01-04T13:56:52.127-05:00Comments on Regie, or Not Regie?: More About the New Met ParsifalRobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16322512607114908183noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3245314665139759027.post-4883873287878430272013-02-22T17:21:43.410-05:002013-02-22T17:21:43.410-05:00Apparently the fake blood is delivered warm each t...Apparently the fake blood is delivered warm each time so the performers don't get chilly. Met opera: always classy!<br /><br />If the New Yorker doesn't let you read for free, I'm happy to scan/email on Monday when I get back to the office. <br /><br />(this is earworm, writing anon comments because IOS is being crap w/r/t blogger)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3245314665139759027.post-86865047748184006222013-02-22T08:36:18.762-05:002013-02-22T08:36:18.762-05:00I will have to track that down (does the New Yorke...I will have to track that down (does the New Yorker let you read online without a prescription, er... subscription?) So far from the clips, I think the blood/bloody water in act two is somewhere between revolting and mildly disturbing. It sure looks uncomfortable too. At least all the water in the La Scala Lohengrin was picturesque. Robhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16322512607114908183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3245314665139759027.post-39837333477985572262013-02-22T08:34:18.401-05:002013-02-22T08:34:18.401-05:00you're welcome, John. and of course I meant co...you're welcome, John. and of course I meant congrats, not con-rats, which is more of a description of Neuenfels' Lohengrin for Bayreuth! <br /><br />Elendur: <br /><br />Yes I like those director videos.There's a certain excitement of the behind the scenes during a performance aspect of the live broadcasts, but I kind of like i better if they have something pre-programmed. <br /><br />Zurich TV did a bizarre program for a Zauberflote (http://regieornotregie.blogspot.com/2012/10/dvd-extras-making-of.html) with "newscasters" asking the (not always very well-informed) questions At least the Met has other singers doing the interviews; people who actually know a little bit about opera!<br /><br />The ROH did a nice series of videos for their La Boheme cinema broadcasts. I think the only thing "live" was Antonio Pappano introducing them and the opera. Robhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16322512607114908183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3245314665139759027.post-63469559061904758912013-02-22T06:55:44.603-05:002013-02-22T06:55:44.603-05:00Thanks Rob!Thanks Rob!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3245314665139759027.post-66780012153029676102013-02-21T23:13:14.006-05:002013-02-21T23:13:14.006-05:00I just read a little snippet in the New Yorker (Fe...I just read a little snippet in the New Yorker (Feb. 25) about the production - not really interviews, but a summary of conversations with various performers and technicians and etc. during the rehearsals. My favorite parts were 1. Dalayman explaining, politely, how her feet and ankles are stained pink from the great big pool of stage blood - "I did wash them. It doesn't come out." and 2. The German artistic liaison explaining, emphatically, "It's not revolting. It's gorgeous."earwormoperahttp://earwormopera.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3245314665139759027.post-20423487844353311252013-02-21T14:09:03.804-05:002013-02-21T14:09:03.804-05:00Fair enough, that I can understand. And the rather...Fair enough, that I can understand. And the rather limited time can be annoying... Recording an interview before the performance would solve that (they are actually doing that, but with the directors).Elendurnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3245314665139759027.post-57296819226401262182013-02-21T12:25:03.151-05:002013-02-21T12:25:03.151-05:00I always like it better when they interview singer...I always like it better when they interview singers who are NOT performing that day. It makes me anxious when Tosca is interviewed right before Vissi d'arte, for example.<br /><br />I wonder if it's in the Met contract that if you sing a broadcast you have to agree to be interviewed. I am sure if I were in the middle of a performance, I would NOT want stand around making pleasant conversation during intermission. Robhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16322512607114908183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3245314665139759027.post-79790560873668366742013-02-21T11:19:59.876-05:002013-02-21T11:19:59.876-05:00Always calling coloratura "vocal fireworks&qu...Always calling coloratura "vocal fireworks" is more annoying for me. <br />Though I guess I was lucky with the interviews I've seen so far - particular ones during Clemenza (by Graham with Garanca/Lindsey/Crowe), Les Troyens (by DiDonato with Graham and Hymel) and Maria Stuarda were all very lovely and fun.Elendurnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3245314665139759027.post-20202715865651786302013-02-21T09:05:11.177-05:002013-02-21T09:05:11.177-05:00hehehe. Exactly. btw, conrats on your 200 reviews!...hehehe. Exactly. btw, conrats on your 200 reviews!Robhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16322512607114908183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3245314665139759027.post-66777593855036672532013-02-21T08:54:38.782-05:002013-02-21T08:54:38.782-05:00" Sometimes these interviews are really, real..." Sometimes these interviews are really, really dumb stupid empty vacuous uninformative"<br /><br />Can I just say "Hello mum" in Polish/Lithuanian/Korean?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com