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richard barrett
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« Reply #60 on: 20:31:45, 21-05-2007 » |
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There was a marvellous televised production of Elektra where it seemed to be raining all the way through. Saw some of it years ago and can't remember who was in it? Has anyone else seen it? Maybe it on DVD now.
That would be the Götz Friedrich production conducted by Karl Böhm, with Rysanek and Fischer-Dieskau. It is indeed on DVD:  |
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Il Grande Inquisitor
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« Reply #61 on: 20:45:44, 21-05-2007 » |
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A Bizet storm?
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« Reply #62 on: 20:49:44, 21-05-2007 » |
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I think I heard there is going to be a CD release, as well as an R3 broadcast, of "The Tempest" this time.
There's thunder and lightning in "Stiffelio".
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Reiner Torheit
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« Reply #63 on: 20:51:00, 21-05-2007 » |
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Two more storms in just one opera - in OSUD (Janacek).
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« Reply #64 on: 20:56:16, 21-05-2007 » |
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There's thunder and lightning in "Stiffelio".
Is this in the graveyard scene in Act II of the ROH's production. I don't know whether a storm was specified in the score. |
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« Reply #65 on: 20:59:12, 21-05-2007 » |
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I'd be very surprised were there not one in Reimann's Lear.
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richard barrett
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« Reply #66 on: 21:03:08, 21-05-2007 » |
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There certainly is, Ron, and it's a pretty noisy one.
Somewhat less noisy and more kind of baroque are the storms in Rameau's Les indes galantes (which also has an erupting volcano) and Marais' Alcyone.
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« Reply #67 on: 21:04:21, 21-05-2007 » |
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Love that erupting volcano! Have you seen the DVD of Christie's Les Arts Florissants production? Well worth getting.  |
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« Reply #68 on: 21:09:52, 21-05-2007 » |
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There was a marvellous televised production of Elektra where it seemed to be raining all the way through. Saw some of it years ago and can't remember who was in it? Has anyone else seen it? Maybe it on DVD now.
That would be the Götz Friedrich production conducted by Karl Böhm, with Rysanek and Fischer-Dieskau. It is indeed on DVD: Thanks, Richard, I may well check that out. I recall that the impact was terrific. |
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richard barrett
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« Reply #69 on: 21:46:35, 21-05-2007 » |
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Love that erupting volcano! Have you seen the DVD of Christie's Les Arts Florissants production? Well worth getting. Oh yes. |
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« Reply #70 on: 22:06:44, 21-05-2007 » |
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There's thunder and lightning in "Stiffelio".
Is this in the graveyard scene in Act II of the ROH's production. I don't know whether a storm was specified in the score. I'm sure you're right as I can't see anything about it in the libretto booklet; the music sounds like a storm at that point though, don't you think? There is a reference to a thunderbolt in the text but I expect it's a metaphorical one  |
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« Reply #71 on: 06:32:17, 22-05-2007 » |
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Let's not also forget Rossini's tragicomic storm scene at the beginning of Act 2 (the women inside and male 'nuns' outside) in LE COMTE ORY: what a masterpiece! (I'm not surprised that Berlioz had something good to say about the magical trio in that act.) Anyone saw the hilarious 1997 Glyndebourne production in the house and/or at the Proms?
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Il duolo della terra nel chiostro ancor ci segue, solo del cor la guerra in ciel si calmera! E la voce di Carlo! E Carlo Quinto! Mio padre! O ciel!
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« Reply #72 on: 06:35:42, 22-05-2007 » |
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Rossini's L'OCCASIONE FA IL LADRO also begins with travellers escaping a storm (Opera North's 2004 Eight Little Greats Season, if you remember!). Can you mention set pieces (esp. arias) with the word 'tempesta' in them?  |
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Il duolo della terra nel chiostro ancor ci segue, solo del cor la guerra in ciel si calmera! E la voce di Carlo! E Carlo Quinto! Mio padre! O ciel!
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« Reply #73 on: 07:18:46, 22-05-2007 » |
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Let's not also forget Rossini's tragicomic storm scene (the nuns inside and male sisters outside!) in LE COMTE ORY. Anyone saw the hilarious 1997 Glyndebourne production in the house and/or the Proms?
I saw it on DVD a couple of weeks ago - very funny and some super performances. |
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« Reply #74 on: 10:11:20, 22-05-2007 » |
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I liked that Comte Ory video too - had forgotten about the storm though.
There is an aria called "Da tempesta" in "Giulio Cesare in Egitto".
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