I totally disagree! Great singing. Great sets. Wonderful acting. Flores, Darmrau, and DiDonato are stellar. It's a goofy, fun evening of bel canto. Marvella
Unrepentant: pleasant but unmemorable until the glorious second-act trio. I left wondering why I'd gone to this instead of a couple of Armidas.
Marvella: I'm pretty much with you on the singing. The rest I found to be perfectly pitched to a certain sort of taste that's not at all like mine. More, perhaps, after I sort out my review backlog.
I am with Marvella - glorious singing. Got interesting once the women came onstage. Joyce DiD is not to be missed. Probably not as great on radio, but what an amazing voice in house.
I feel stupid that I wasn't offended by the boringness/cheeziness/lameness of the production. The singing carried me through. When all else fails in an opera, just listen to the singers and watch the woodwinds.
I had to leave my two cents about the singing too. I thought the production was a little corny, but the singing was of the finest I've ever heard. JDF, Joyce and Diana were amazing, but I was even blown away by Degout and Pertusi! The phrasing! The RESONANCE of all those voices! I was texting everyone I knew at intermission and reporting that there are indeed still real opera singers left on the stage!
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Briefly, how would you rate the quality of the music?
I totally disagree! Great singing. Great sets. Wonderful acting. Flores, Darmrau, and DiDonato are stellar. It's a goofy, fun evening of bel canto. Marvella
ReplyDeleteUnrepentant: pleasant but unmemorable until the glorious second-act trio. I left wondering why I'd gone to this instead of a couple of Armidas.
ReplyDeleteMarvella: I'm pretty much with you on the singing. The rest I found to be perfectly pitched to a certain sort of taste that's not at all like mine. More, perhaps, after I sort out my review backlog.
I am with Marvella - glorious singing. Got interesting once the women came onstage. Joyce DiD is not to be missed. Probably not as great on radio, but what an amazing voice in house.
ReplyDeleteI feel stupid that I wasn't offended by the boringness/cheeziness/lameness of the production. The singing carried me through. When all else fails in an opera, just listen to the singers and watch the woodwinds.
I had to leave my two cents about the singing too. I thought the production was a little corny, but the singing was of the finest I've ever heard. JDF, Joyce and Diana were amazing, but I was even blown away by Degout and Pertusi! The phrasing! The RESONANCE of all those voices! I was texting everyone I knew at intermission and reporting that there are indeed still real opera singers left on the stage!
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