Yes this opera has its
flaws—most of them dramatic. On the other hand, it has some really nice tunes,
and this cast does a great job. While you're at it, you can try to suss out the
reasoning behind the giant grand piano. Leave it to Claus Guth to give us something
to chew while we listen to the pretty music.
You might be interested in reading my other posts about this production.
I always love opera presented with this type of casting and music.
ReplyDeleteGlad you enjoyed it! Thanks for reading.
DeleteBeing in frequent contact with an American Berlin-based conductor, I was thrilled to learn that the dreaded Regietheater has been banished by the opera in Frankfurt. After the casting of Aïda in Zürich, the French Opéra Magazine declared: "For how long will we have to put up with this ineptitude?"
ReplyDeletewhen the money pours in from the State Ministry of Culture, there are all manner of madmen running about the place with crazy metaphors taking the audience for nincompoops and backward spectators. The "Stage Director" is usually an interloper from the theater and he believes that opera is just a play in which the actors sing.
Insufferable tripe, half if not all of it!
Genevieve? Is that you? Sorry you don't like it. I appreciate that you at least allow that possibly only half of it "insufferable tripe." :)
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