tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3245314665139759027.post7764614364398830550..comments2024-01-04T13:56:52.127-05:00Comments on Regie, or Not Regie?: Jonas Kaufmann – No LimitsRobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16322512607114908183noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3245314665139759027.post-12679013809621165902013-09-05T15:53:19.271-04:002013-09-05T15:53:19.271-04:00Thanks! I am trying to think of who in my pool of...Thanks! I am trying to think of who in my pool of favorite baritones would not risk shredding their voice with Iago. (that's an assumption, since I really don't know the opera ALL .that well.) Maybe Michael Volle, or .... hmmm.Robhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16322512607114908183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3245314665139759027.post-19416613031917707222013-09-05T07:48:26.150-04:002013-09-05T07:48:26.150-04:00Thank you! I'd be willing to give LP a shot, t...Thank you! I'd be willing to give LP a shot, though :-)strayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05109343770835869181noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3245314665139759027.post-14634318065174285032013-09-04T22:32:27.136-04:002013-09-04T22:32:27.136-04:00I am not sure if he would have said more...maybe h...I am not sure if he would have said more...maybe he DID say more. Of course, to some extent, the interview is directed by the interviewER. Oh, and you're welcome. It's always interesting to hear what JK has to say. I did like his comment about Carlos being in love with his mother. I had to stop and think for a minute., cause I didn't remember that part of the opera. Oh yeah!! his STEPmother!! Doh!Robhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16322512607114908183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3245314665139759027.post-18773560663965365302013-09-04T22:25:48.546-04:002013-09-04T22:25:48.546-04:00OK, TH doesn't need to be in my fantasy Otello...OK, TH doesn't need to be in my fantasy Otello! I was just fishing! :)Robhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16322512607114908183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3245314665139759027.post-58914094071141307282013-09-04T21:53:28.669-04:002013-09-04T21:53:28.669-04:00Thanks for passing this on. Yay for a tenor who do...Thanks for passing this on. Yay for a tenor who doesn't default to history for <i>Don Carlos</i>, even if he doesn't quite get around to explaining why not.<br /><br />Also curious that the discussion on productions is limited to period "updating". Makes for an awfully literal interpretation of the notion of directorial messing about.strayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05109343770835869181noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3245314665139759027.post-73724017558733367972013-09-04T21:27:40.213-04:002013-09-04T21:27:40.213-04:00To poach a phrase from Brian Blessed, "Form a...To poach a phrase from Brian Blessed, "Form an orderly queue behind me." He was talking about a mission to Mars, but I'd be happy to settle for Otello with this casting. (But, sorry Rob, please not Hampson.)<br /><br />strayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05109343770835869181noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3245314665139759027.post-17425370570173824912013-09-04T11:39:20.547-04:002013-09-04T11:39:20.547-04:00I guess I could set aside my aversion to Otello if...I guess I could set aside my aversion to Otello if JK and AH were starting in it. And maybe say... hmmm...Thomas Hampson or Luca Pisaroni as Iago.Robhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16322512607114908183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3245314665139759027.post-85467555991365059692013-09-03T04:18:34.038-04:002013-09-03T04:18:34.038-04:00His Otello with Harteros as Desdemona will really ...His Otello with Harteros as Desdemona will really be something!Chanterellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15718940408471760091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3245314665139759027.post-15736929645198394432013-09-02T18:55:16.526-04:002013-09-02T18:55:16.526-04:00He's confident and self-assured; and well he s...He's confident and self-assured; and well he should be! Robhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16322512607114908183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3245314665139759027.post-15989523591305057242013-09-02T16:29:38.768-04:002013-09-02T16:29:38.768-04:00JK describing how Verdi created "twenty six o...JK describing how Verdi created "twenty six operas, and none of them really bad" - I loved this, for some reason.<br /><br />He doesn't seem arrogant - just straightforward and serious, without false modesty.earwormoperahttp://earwormopera.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3245314665139759027.post-5462387592149394612013-09-02T10:08:16.139-04:002013-09-02T10:08:16.139-04:00Ah OK, I see what you mean. And thanks for the com...Ah OK, I see what you mean. And thanks for the comment about my blog! I need to get back to that...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3245314665139759027.post-20294465490569819282013-09-02T08:07:40.335-04:002013-09-02T08:07:40.335-04:00Oh, don't get me wrong I don't think he...Oh, don't get me wrong I don't think he's at all arrogant. He is confident, and it's obvious he has his voice and career under control. And he has worked hard to get there.<br /><br />If one either didn't like him for some reason (hard to imagine!!) or one didn't know about his earlier vocal issues, and the time he took to correct them, then comments like, "there are no more limits...I can do all the big operas" and "my voice is pretty much capable of anything..." might be misunderstood as overly confident. <br /><br />But I happen to agree with him. In fact, on another post we were (seriously) considering him as Alwa in our fantasy cast of Lulu. I have to say I hate to see him take up Otello, but I think that's just because I am not a fan of the opera itself!<br /><br />By the way, thanks for writing. I just started reading your blog, and I am really enjoying it! Robhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16322512607114908183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3245314665139759027.post-36302549293492929392013-09-02T07:21:46.156-04:002013-09-02T07:21:46.156-04:00I'm curious--what did you find arrogant in thi...I'm curious--what did you find arrogant in this interview?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com