tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3245314665139759027.post4977452766442087768..comments2024-01-04T13:56:52.127-05:00Comments on Regie, or Not Regie?: What's the difference between fanboy (or girl) and stalker?Robhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16322512607114908183noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3245314665139759027.post-89259592929368807062012-10-11T19:24:11.609-04:002012-10-11T19:24:11.609-04:00I agree with you re Cosi. I almost didn't buy ...I agree with you re Cosi. I almost didn't buy it but the presence of Hartelius sealed the deal. I bought the Pelleas: well sung and real attention paid to the text. The production is a mess on almost every level. For me, though, the nadir was the Rosenkavlier. I simply resist dramatic sopranos who attempt to sing the Marschalin; to my ears it is simply the wrong kind of sound. I know it is probably Jones best outing and she does look beautiful and the rest of the cast (Popp and Fassbinder) are excellent. After Schwarzkopf and Jurinac I am forever spoiled. But it was the production that I found ludicrous and surely the worst Italian Tenor ever!David Dollingernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3245314665139759027.post-41793133203522151712012-10-11T09:56:58.198-04:002012-10-11T09:56:58.198-04:00Thanks for your comments, David. The Earworm (see ...Thanks for your comments, David. The Earworm (see above) initially called my attention to Hartelius. <br /><br />I agree with you about that Figaro. I am a fan of many in the cast (especially Michael Volle) but ambivalent about the staging. Frankly the only Bechtold production I've found convincing (so far) is his Cosi with... you guessed it, Malin Hartelius! (oh, and Ruben Drole)Robhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16322512607114908183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3245314665139759027.post-62702137024352494682012-10-11T01:10:24.637-04:002012-10-11T01:10:24.637-04:00If you are (were?) a stalker I would have to confe...If you are (were?) a stalker I would have to confess to the almost identical passions--Jaroussky excepted as counter tenors do not exist in my world! I was thrilled to see you included the great Malin Hartelius; to me she is the best Countess (Figaro) since Elizabeth Schwarzkopf even if my feelings for the production are less enthusiastic. David Dollingernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3245314665139759027.post-5115818338492938072012-09-06T10:13:14.587-04:002012-09-06T10:13:14.587-04:00Nah, you're not a stalker. (If you are, I am t...Nah, you're not a stalker. (If you are, I am too, and of some of the same artists - but I don't think I am). <br /><br />Healthy appreciation and admiration! Nothing wrong with that :)earwormoperahttp://earwormopera.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.com