tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1248503935075362425.post2092555652318892234..comments2024-03-26T07:58:59.761+00:00Comments on I'll think of something later: Eight from the Gedda collectionDavidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14506881804082382739noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1248503935075362425.post-21786050120917048342017-11-30T19:42:03.793+00:002017-11-30T19:42:03.793+00:00Scene change pauses never good in any opera these ...Scene change pauses never good in any opera these days - no excuse. On a slightly different note, did I ever tell you that as a Hesse Student at the Aldeburgh Festival, I was a scene-shifter for The Turn of the Screw under the delightful Bob Ling? They used cumbersome bits of set from the previous year's Eugene Onegin, and we couldn't help making a noise as we pushed them back and forth. During the interludes. Incurring the wrath of Myfanwy Piper. Still, she did sing happy birthday to me along with Basil Coleman and Peter Pears...Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14506881804082382739noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1248503935075362425.post-78568511441652470632017-11-29T18:18:31.753+00:002017-11-29T18:18:31.753+00:00It occurred to me that Thais might be good in conc...It occurred to me that Thais might be good in concert (and certainly better than in a bad production—in this one, there were endless scene change pauses, and one could hear the shuffling of stage hands at work during the Meditation. Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15674930917585246294noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1248503935075362425.post-50631315121199879662017-11-29T17:06:40.498+00:002017-11-29T17:06:40.498+00:00Then forgive me for my approval-hungry impatience ...Then forgive me for my approval-hungry impatience (I thought this was one of the more interesting posts, but no-one until you seems to have agreed, not in comment form, anyway). <br /><br />I saw photos of Finley and Perez with silly hair: should Thais be staged? So much gorgeous music. I heard it in concert at the Barbican, I think when the Royal Opera was closed for renovation.<br /><br />If you go to Sweden next summer, you must go to Dalarna and the national park on the Norwegian border. As far as cities go, Uppsala is still high on my list of to-sees, not least because of its Bergman connections. And of course, I forgot, you are going to stay in Lucy and Mats's stugan. <br /><br />Hope your thanksgiving was bliss. Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14506881804082382739noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1248503935075362425.post-38104638947374421882017-11-29T15:26:47.661+00:002017-11-29T15:26:47.661+00:00Rest assured, David, that my "to do" lis...Rest assured, David, that my "to do" list included coming to this post for a more thorough read . . . it is only that yesterday was the first chance since Thanksgiving I've had to peruse your posts and Hvorostovsky ended up keeping me occupied until it was time to head out to the opera (Thais, new to me and would not have been among my choices had the Met better offerings (why, pray tell, no Britten, at the very least). The production was ghastly & should have long ago been retired, but the performances were splendid--Gerald Finley and Ailyn Pérez in the leads--there is always something to enjoy in an opera at the Met). But, back to your post, how good you were there to come to the rescue of at least some of Gedda's personal collection, but what a shame it was put out to be picked over like this, so odd. I did chuckle at your comment, "I had reached the limit of what I could pack into my hand luggage," wondering how you fit all these LPs in! You have also given here, including the fish with celery soup, many additional reasons why Sweden is high on our travel list, perhaps even this coming year.Susan Scheidhttps://prufrocksdilemma.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.com