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Nice. I'm a Carolina Hurricanes fan. I did attend our one and only Stanley Cup win, the playoffs cost me a fortune. So the fact that the Canes haven't been doing so well lately actually frees up more money for opera.Originally Posted by Sonata
Nice. I'm a Carolina Hurricanes fan. I did attend our one and only Stanley Cup win, the playoffs cost me a fortune. So the fact that the Canes haven't been doing so well lately actually frees up more money for opera.
"J'ai dit qu'il ne suffisait pas d'entendre la musique, mais qu'il fallait encore la voir" (Stravinsky)
That's awesome. I attended game one of the Stanley Cup Finals in 2009, Wings vs. Penguins for my fifth wedding anniversary celebration. Although the ultimate outcome of the series was not in our favor, we did get to see a win for that game. It was such a fun, exciting (expensive!) experience.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RVkWqPu2ZE8
How did I miss this technicolor burst of comedy, anyone have this ROH Falstaff.......
May seem too garish for Verdi, but I think this was supposed to be a buffa comedy which is completely new genre for Verdi and as such the playful production works for me. Most of the older DVD versions seem drab and somber by comparison
May have gone too far making Falstaff look like a buffon, what do you think......
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Falstaff is *supposed* to look like a buffoon.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RVkWqPu2ZE8
How did I miss this technicolor burst of comedy, anyone have this ROH Falstaff.......
May seem too garish for Verdi, but I think this was supposed to be a buffa comedy which is completely new genre for Verdi and as such the playful production works for me. Most of the older DVD versions seem drab and somber by comparison
May have gone too far making Falstaff look like a buffon, what do you think......
"J'ai dit qu'il ne suffisait pas d'entendre la musique, mais qu'il fallait encore la voir" (Stravinsky)
This is easily now my favorite Mozart Flute.......nothing really is even close
This is a visually stunning production, every scence will have you impressed with its dramatic visual impact and with how clever they execute scences, extremely impressive. I also have never seen another version so clearly tell the complicated storyline, things make much more sense here, never before have visuals and music been so creatively combined
For instance the trail of fire and water scence is a joke in other productions, here it is a visually striking sequence, so impressive without being literal depiction. The final sunrise is a visual tour de force......
Papageno is a riot, you will be laughing almost every scence, this is just pure enjoyment......I can't go back to any other version now
On a scale of 1-10 I must rate this 11
If you are a purist you will be troubled that it is sung in english and doesn't have the top names in opera cast, it matters not to me this is great entertainment, it is essential Mozart opera
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y24VZ9p2xWg
Sorry. Purist here, I guess, because I couldn't help, I tried to enjoy it; tried hard, but was completely turned off that is was sung in English. And I don't even speak German. Still, it seemed to me completely off. I wonder why in the hell they do this. The opera did not set a libretto in English. These things matter. The sounds change. It was not meant to be in English.
"J'ai dit qu'il ne suffisait pas d'entendre la musique, mais qu'il fallait encore la voir" (Stravinsky)
I agree. These things do matter. For me the only time another language is acceptable is when the composer himself set it in another language. eg Don Carlos & La Fille/La Figlia
I felt the same when I saw Don Pasquale sung in English in a regional theatre. (When I booked, the blurb said 'in Italian'). The quality of the singing was excellent but I didn't really enjoy it. In some places they changed the story to make the words fit the music. And 'Aspetta, aspetta' or whatever it was that they sung was a flop.
In my favourite Pasquale DVD Raimondi & Widmer's 'Aspetta, aspetta' is a triumph & they encore.
Annie
I agree with DarkAngel here. This is the best Zauberflote (or Magic Flute
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Martha doesn't signal when the orchestra comes in, she's just pursing her lips..
Has this been deleted? I can't find it for sale anywhere.
This is easily now my favorite Mozart Flute.......nothing really is even close
Only at the Met shop or available for streaming on Met Player.
Like Gaston I love this production and don't mind it being in English. It's truly magical and although it hasn't any Big Names, Papageno is the very fine Nathan Gunn.
In fact I feel inspired to start watching it right now....
Natalie
I watched the whole of this while I was ironing & while the plumber was fixing a leaky pipe problem & not ideal conditions to watch such an emotional story. Plumber wondered why I was crying.
Can you enjoy something which has you in tears for most of it? All I can say is I love this production. José Cura is gorgeous, especially crawling under the table & in a half dressed state in the morning; Eteri Gvazava breaks your heart as she agrees to Père Germont's request & when she forgives Alfredo for the insult.
I've been disappointed sometimes with 'Parigi, o cara' but not this time.
Rolando Panerai is just brilliant as the patrician then as the repentant father & amazing considering he was 76 when this was filmed. They're all wonderful & totally believable.
The matador & his dancing & costume are to die for.
What makes this extra special though is the spectacular settings. The salon is so beautiful & I'd love to know where they filmed the country house scenes. Overall, maybe there's too much use of mirrors as a dramatic device but even the brief reflection of a cameraman didn't spoil it for me.
I will watch this one again and again, without ironing or plumber accompaniment.
Annie
Thanks Natalie. I'm so on the fringe that I didn't even know such a resource existed. Are all their DVDs region 0? (ie Region-free?)
Yes it is region 0 (all region) NTSC........not sure if all Met DVDs are region 0, but this flute is.
I would buy this in blu ray format in a nano second, so far none to be found
I still had to use english subtitles especially during Panmina's and queen's singing
This is easily now my favorite Mozart Flute.......nothing really is even close
Yes - same with English National Opera's Ring. For the most part I can't tell they're singing in a language I understand!I still had to use english subtitles especially during Panmina's and queen's singing
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