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« on: 22:10:52, 10-05-2008 » |
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Tosca
Of thee I sing
I Capuleti e I Montecchi (Sarah Connolly & Sarah Tynan)
Elektra (in concert - Susan Bullock)
Skin deep - David Sawer & Armando Iannucci
Let 'em eat cake (sequel to "Of thee I sing")
Paradise Moscow (has anyone seen that dvd called Cherrytown?)
Don Carlos (to be recorded for "Opera in English")
The abduction from the seraglio
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« Reply #1 on: 23:01:45, 10-05-2008 » |
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Thanks, old1; I don't suppose you know dates and venues do you? They don't seem to be on the ON website yet. There are some useful observations here, but no dates etc. http://www.musicalcriticism.com/news/on-preview-0508.shtmlParadise Moscow (has anyone seen that dvd called Cherrytown?)
No but I saw Paradise Moscow at Sadlers Wells a few years ago. My memory's terrible but I think it was Opera North then, so I expect it was the same production. I don't think I'd go again but I'd recommend it as a fun evening. The Gershwin pieces appeal (haven't seen either) and an Armando Iannucci libretto sounds interesting. I like Susan Bullock but I'd much rather see Elektra staged. |
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« Reply #2 on: 23:40:35, 10-05-2008 » |
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Don Carlos (to be recorded for "Opera in English")
The abduction from the seraglio
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...so flatterten lachend die Locken....
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Ruth Elleson
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« Reply #3 on: 00:00:42, 11-05-2008 » |
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You can see Elektra staged at Covent Garden if you so desire, HtoHe - also with Bullock.
As for the Don Carlos - is that a new production? If it's a revival of the one I saw in 1998(?) I'll be very happy, and might even make a trip north for it...
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Oft hat ein Seufzer, deiner Harf' entflossen,
Ein süßer, heiliger Akkord von dir
Den Himmel beßrer Zeiten mir erschlossen,
Du holde Kunst, ich danke dir dafür!
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« Reply #4 on: 01:08:59, 11-05-2008 » |
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No but I saw Paradise Moscow at Sadlers Wells a few years ago. My memory's terrible but I think it was Opera North then, so I expect it was the same production. It was Opera North, HtoHe. With a terrific central performance by Janie Dee. |
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old1
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« Reply #5 on: 07:07:55, 11-05-2008 » |
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Don Carlos is a revival of the very good Tim Albery production.
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« Reply #6 on: 08:23:43, 11-05-2008 » |
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Don Carlos is a revival of the very good Tim Albery production.
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"I was, for several months, mutely in love with a coloratura soprano, who seemed to me to have wafted straight from Paradise to the stage of the Odessa Opera-House"
- Leon Trotsky, "My Life"
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old1
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« Reply #7 on: 09:13:45, 11-05-2008 » |
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Caroline Gawn, who directed the semi staged version, will direct both Gershwins. Set designer is Tim Hopkins who will direct The Abduction from the Seraglio.
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Don Basilio
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« Reply #8 on: 09:15:54, 11-05-2008 » |
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I saw Of thee I sing at a small studio theatre beneath St Bride's Fleet Street. The big tap number Love is sweepin' the country was done with great panache.
Presumably for the US presidential election year. A candidate who gets the presidency on the basis of good looks and tap dancing ability. What's Barack Obama like as a hoofer?
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To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under heaven.
A time to weep, and a time to laugh: a time to mourn, and a time to dance
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« Reply #9 on: 13:38:19, 11-05-2008 » |
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Don Carlos is a revival of the very good Tim Albery production.
Excellent! I could do with seeing that again. As it's being recorded by Chandos, I hope they have a good translation - i'm certain it was done in Italian last time. Happy memories of Clive Bayley singing the Grand Inquisitor in complete contrast to his Kecal in The Bartered Bride only a day earlier! |
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« Reply #10 on: 19:06:11, 11-05-2008 » |
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I've just checked and it was in English last time. Clive Bayley will be playing Osmin so I would expect him to be in Don Carlos. Orpha Phelan will direct I Capuleti e i Montecchi. I recognize the name but can't think of a production she's done.
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Ruth Elleson
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« Reply #11 on: 22:51:16, 11-05-2008 » |
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So it was. A translation by Andrew Porter, says my programme. Oh well, it must have been OK, because I tend to remember translations only if they're not  |
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Oft hat ein Seufzer, deiner Harf' entflossen,
Ein süßer, heiliger Akkord von dir
Den Himmel beßrer Zeiten mir erschlossen,
Du holde Kunst, ich danke dir dafür!
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