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mcnally
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response 75 of 221:
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Sep 29 14:09 UTC 1997 |
Nope, haven't seen it. I can well imagine it being fairly creepy
(but then that applies to a whole lot of tragic opera.. I liked
Lucia de Lammermoor and she goes berzerk and starts killing people.. :-)
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jiffer
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response 76 of 221:
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Sep 29 21:56 UTC 1997 |
Well being a theater major once (and a theater lover at heart) if its on stage
i wnana see it... if its worth it)
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krj
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response 77 of 221:
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Oct 2 16:57 UTC 1997 |
On AIDA spectacles: I am reminded of a TV news clip from years ago,
showing a Sphinx being towed on a barge up the Hudson River, bearing
a sign:
AIDA
GIANTS STADIUM
June 20, 1985 (or whatever the date was)
As for SALOME: When we talk about SALOME being creepy, we aren't
talking about your usual opera killings, LUCIA and TOSCA and
RIGOLETTO and things like that. SALOME is *really* creepy, venturing
into incest and necrophilia.
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mcnally
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response 78 of 221:
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Oct 3 14:21 UTC 1997 |
OK.. Forewarned is forearmed..
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krj
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response 79 of 221:
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Nov 11 20:14 UTC 1997 |
The fall production of the UM School of Music is this weekend.
I'm short on details; check the Observer, or Arborweb.
Two one act operas, one each by Ravel and Stravinsky.
Probably at Power Center. Tickets should be plentiful
at the door, I would guess. Show probably runs Thursday
through Sunday.
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krj
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response 80 of 221:
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Mar 2 23:52 UTC 1998 |
I should have put something in here about Michigan State's production of
THREEPENNY OPERA, which was this last weekend; there was a note in the
"Grexers On Stage" item in agora, but I haven't kept that quarterly item
linked to music. As Leslie sang "Mrs. Peachum" in this production,
I saw the show three times, and so the tunes are all still rolling
around in my head. (Even if it is more of a musical than an opera.)
Curiously, I had previously seen THREEPENNY in a production by UMich
musical theatre department about five years ago, and I hated it.
Outside of the songs I already knew, "Mack the Knife" and "Pirate Jenny,"
all of the songs in that production struck me as ugly and short;
in the MSU production, all the melodies seemed lush and gorgeous.
Leslie's suggestions was that perhaps most of the songs had been
cut to one verse; of course, unless we interview someone involved
in that production,
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krj
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response 81 of 221:
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Mar 2 23:57 UTC 1998 |
Here are the dates for five spring opera performances in Ann Arbor and
Detroit:
New York City Opera touring company
Donizetti, DAUGHTER OF THE REGIMENT
Power Center, Ann Arbor
Thursday March 12 -- Saturday March 14
www.ums.org -- 313-764-2538
UMich School of Music
Benjamin Britten, THE TURN OF THE SCREW
A psychological ghost story, based on the story by Henry James
Lydia Mendelsohn Theatre, Ann Arbor
March 26 - March 29 (verify those dates!)
Michigan Opera Theatre
at the Detroit Opera House:
Massenet, MANON April 18-26
Donizetti, THE ELIXIR OF LOVE May 9-17
Gershwin, PORGY AND BESS May 30-June 7
www.motopera.org -- 313-874-7464
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orinoco
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response 82 of 221:
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Mar 3 03:10 UTC 1998 |
Ooh, I've always wanted to see _The Turn of the Screw_. I may just have to
go see that...
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krj
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response 83 of 221:
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Mar 3 19:28 UTC 1998 |
If you've been waiting to see it, don't pass it up:
Britten's TURN OF THE SCREW is not done that often.
Leslie saw a production in Colorado back around 1990;
I'm not aware that it's been done in the Michigan area in the
ten years I have been following opera.
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krj
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response 84 of 221:
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Jul 25 20:59 UTC 1998 |
Do we have any opera-in-English fans here other than myself?
I have just discovered the Chandos Records web page, where
they announce that they are six recordings into a series
of English-language recordings. LA BOHEME is the new
release, and there are pictures for CAVALLERIA RUSTICANA
and Mussorgsky's BORIS GUDONOV.
Wow!
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krj
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response 85 of 221:
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Jul 26 02:56 UTC 1998 |
The other recordings in the series are a TOSCA (with Jane Eaglen),
THE BARBER OF SEVILLE (feh), and a recital disc by a tenor.
I bagged the English BOHEME at Borders tonight, and I ordered the
English TOSCA from SKR. Now I just need some time to play them.
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md
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response 86 of 221:
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Jul 26 12:14 UTC 1998 |
You could also try some of the many operas written in English,
such as Peter Grimes, Vanessa, etc.
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krj
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response 87 of 221:
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Jul 27 21:46 UTC 1998 |
Yeah, but those are rarely as much fun. :(
I played the first two acts of the English-language LA BOHEME last
night and it is simply smashing. Gorgeous recording, singing at
least good -- I'm not a singing conoisseur -- and I love being able
to follow along precisely in the story, without having to bury my
nose in the libretto.
Can't wait until my TOSCA-in-English comes in.
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mcnally
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response 88 of 221:
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Jul 30 03:05 UTC 1998 |
English translations might be easier to follow at home where you
don't have the benefit of projected translations but based on my
very limited sample I find it so hard to understand when sung in
English that it might as well be in Italian..
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rcurl
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response 89 of 221:
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Jul 30 04:58 UTC 1998 |
I prefer it to be in the original language. You can familiarized yourself
with the story at home. In order of importance I put, first, music, and
then vocalization, and then acting, and then set/scenery/staging...and
the exact translation is far down my list. I try not to see the supertitles,
as they are distracting.
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krj
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response 90 of 221:
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Aug 20 17:38 UTC 1998 |
Soprano Jane Eaglen has a nice web page:
http://www.sonyclassical.com/releases/60042/
The most interesting part of it is a journal she's been posting
while preparing and performing in Seattle's production of
TRISTAN & ISOLDE, by Wagner. Might be worth a look if
you are interested in backstage glimpses.
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krj
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response 91 of 221:
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Sep 6 15:18 UTC 1998 |
We just got a flyer in the mail for Opera Lenawee's September
presentation. It's a double bill of Leoncavallo's PAGLIACCI and
Puccini's GIANNI SCHICCHI. Performed in English.
Opera Lenawee stages its performances in the Crosswell Opera House
in Adrian, Michigan. The show runs between Sept.18 and Sept.26.
Call 517-264-3121, or see their web page at http://www.aso.org
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keesan
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response 92 of 221:
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Sep 15 20:38 UTC 1998 |
Can someone tell me the accepted English name for the Duet of the Cats by
Rossini, if that is not correct English? I have only the Serbian. It is for
alto, soprano and piano, as performed at the Nis Octoberfest.
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krj
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response 93 of 221:
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Sep 16 05:11 UTC 1998 |
I've heard this. I did an alta vista search +rossini +duet +cats
and found that the Italian title is "Duetto Buffo di Due Gatti."
Most translations into English read "Comic Duet for Two Cats," though
I did find one source calling it "Duet for Two Cats".
I realize there is a bit of redundancy there...
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mcnally
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response 94 of 221:
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Sep 16 05:47 UTC 1998 |
Not really. Of course a duet implies two participants but it's not
at all clear that they need both be cats..
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remmers
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response 95 of 221:
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Sep 16 14:47 UTC 1998 |
"Comic Duet for Cats" would be less redundant. Of course, the Italian
original contains the redundancy.
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rcurl
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response 96 of 221:
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Sep 16 16:44 UTC 1998 |
Seems to me its a Trio for Voice Duet and Piano. In any case - meow us
a few bars.
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keesan
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response 97 of 221:
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Sep 16 20:39 UTC 1998 |
Should I provide the common English name, or an exact translation of the
Serbian, which read duet of the cats? It is probably a moot point by now,
as I sent the translation in yesterday evening. What did the duet sound like,
anyway?
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krj
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response 98 of 221:
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Sep 16 21:11 UTC 1998 |
I guess exactly what form you use is up to you. "Duet of the Cats"
is going to be instantly recognizable. The two singers are mimicing
cats, if I remember correctly. I've just heard the piece done
once at a concert, I don't have a recording of it but there seem to be
plenty out there.
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davel
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response 99 of 221:
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Sep 17 11:12 UTC 1998 |
I've heard it done a few times. The first time, the two sopranos sported
ears, tails, and (cat-style) whiskers, and emoted heavily. It sounded just
as good and was a lot of fun. (This was in a church talent show.).
Agreed that "Duet of the Cats" is quite an adequate translation, IMO.
Actually, I think we (recently) acquired the sheet music.
And Rane, it's a duet, accompanied. A solo accompanied by piano is not a duet
for voice (or flute, trumpet, or what have you), it's an accompanied solo;
the same goes for this. It's not a trio.
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