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« Reply #1 on: 00:44:53, 16-04-2008 » |
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Thanks for that, George. Good to have another Vaughan Williams opera at ENO, though I do hope Sir John in Love gets another outing soon. I see Riders to the Sea gets just the three performances, directed by Fiona Shaw. Anyone have any news on when the new Peter Grimes will be staged? (Ah, just seen the Guardian link - May 2009)
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« Reply #2 on: 00:59:03, 16-04-2008 » |
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Well, there's some good stuff there  No hint of info on which version of BORIS they're going, I suppose? All good things must come to an end, so that BARBER OF SEVILLE is fated to continue forever  |
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« Reply #3 on: 14:51:45, 16-04-2008 » |
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Niece number 2's birthday coming up. I think I will offer here something from this after Madam Butterfly last year. Possibly The Barber - I wouldn't bother myself but it would be nice to see it with fresh eyes. Is it a very tired old prod?
Otherwise Aida.
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« Reply #4 on: 19:10:05, 16-04-2008 » |
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Is it a very tired old prod?
It was tired even when it was new. I have no idea how this pile of dreck has survived being put out to pasture? I think the worst moment of all is the Act One Finale ("all of the cast suddenly begin to gyrate in an anticlockwise motion, for no reason at all"), although there are several other dire moments. If it was on video it would qualify for "96 Crackpot Interpretations". They really have got a nerve wheeling-out this old tosh again, especially alongside a lot of high-quality work... it seems intentionally done to use Miller's name in combination with that of a famous opera to cadge money from the unsuspecting Please, please, don't take your niece to this AIDA, or CAV & PAG, seem like much better choices... PARTENOPE will probably be excellent with Christopher Alden directing, but Handel operas are a bit long for first-timers to sit through. |
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« Reply #5 on: 20:49:36, 16-04-2008 » |
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Yes, reiner, Aida was the front runner in any case to show that tragic Italian operas can involve more than the soprano.
I can't be doing with Pag, frankly, and I am fond of Cav, but it in a suitably ironic way.
Boris might be a bit of a contrast to Butterfly, but she will really have to do a bit of homework.
Partenope sounds irristible, but clearly not appropriate here.
She might of course prefer a cheque (for a considerably lesser amount of outlay than I am prepared to invest in her operatic education.)
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« Reply #6 on: 20:52:27, 16-04-2008 » |
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Glad they decided against abolishing their Hytner Flute. Perhaps Don B should take his niece to Dr Atomic?
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« Reply #7 on: 21:48:00, 16-04-2008 » |
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The full Press Release for the 2008-09 season, including casting details, has now been put up on the ENO website here (I hope): http://www.eno.org/src/2008-9.pdf |
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« Reply #8 on: 00:06:32, 17-04-2008 » |
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Thanks again, George, for keeping us up to date. Peter Grimes with Start Skelton looks to be one to book for. Does anyone know the Saariaho at all?
Don B, I reckon Aida is a good bet for niece's 2nd opera rather than Handel or Boris and it's such a colourful production, I reckon she'd enjoy it.
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« Reply #9 on: 00:20:48, 17-04-2008 » |
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Thanks for that, George From the absence of Marina Mnishek and Rangoni in the casting, I suppose we're left to guess that once again ENO are going to perform BORIS without any of the "Polish Act" material? You'd have thought - in an opera notorious for all the different versions, completions and realisations there have been - they might have come down firmly and said WHICH version? Especially since it's a new production? It's practically a different opera if you include all of the Polish Act... a character we're not even going to see in this version emerges as the triumphant villainess of the piece, and dominates the entire second half.  Ks Vyaznikova/Marina, A Vylegzhanin/Rangoni Agreed on Hytner's FLUTE, Harpy - and excellent to see the Alden JENUFA back.. with Tom Randle! |
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« Reply #10 on: 18:54:09, 28-05-2008 » |
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I've just been browsing over at the ENO website, when I noticed (in a menu on the right of the main page) Sky Seats Extra, where seats at the rear of the Dress Circle for certain (often midweek) performances are available for just £20. Bit of a bargain - I've bought a seat for RVW's Riders to the Sea and may well be tempted by the new Boris production (although midweek in November is not good). |
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