tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1248503935075362425.post9095553136023202381..comments2024-03-26T07:58:59.761+00:00Comments on I'll think of something later: Brave new worldDavidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14506881804082382739noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1248503935075362425.post-19029577074944475992011-09-15T19:30:01.488+01:002011-09-15T19:30:01.488+01:00Sheeplike's the word, Jon - she's not bad,...Sheeplike's the word, Jon - she's not bad, but she's no Harteros (now that, I think, would have been out of this world). I was much more wrung out by Cheryl Barker (twice, at the Coli) and Barbara Frittoli at the Met, not normally a singer who involves me - but she looked completely wrecked at the end of it. And, ah, Lucia, she'd move a stone to tears in anything. Never heard that one. <br /><br />Anyway, you'll still be moved, and the production is unique...Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14506881804082382739noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1248503935075362425.post-858010431415230912011-09-15T19:27:07.155+01:002011-09-15T19:27:07.155+01:00I wonder what it'll look like from row ZZZ of ...I wonder what it'll look like from row ZZZ of the amphitheatre? I'm seeing it in a couple of weeks and can't wait- I've been sort of obsessed with Angelica since buying the wonderful Amarilli Nizza DVD at Christmas. <br /><br />Jaho always sounds a little sheeplike to me, so I hope to be pleasantly surprised; I've been spoiled by Soviero on YouTube (and Popp on CD, somehow managing to be heartbreaking despite having entirely the wrong voice).jondrytayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07014577384156823525noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1248503935075362425.post-33007105105007171362011-09-15T19:23:58.431+01:002011-09-15T19:23:58.431+01:00Agreed, Catriona: both conductor AND director shou...Agreed, Catriona: both conductor AND director should check from all parts of the house. Solti always did, learned it I think from Strauss.<br /><br />Talking of which, the Royal Opera Arabella was the most infamous example of staging that didn't work, say, in the amphi, where Mattila sang ALL her big set pieces from the top of a staircase, unseen by us. Ditto, apparently, the recent Loy production of Tristan, though I didn't get to that, for various reasons.Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14506881804082382739noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1248503935075362425.post-748974817432160592011-09-15T18:34:22.175+01:002011-09-15T18:34:22.175+01:00Agree wholeheartedly that where you sit does affec...Agree wholeheartedly that where you sit does affect what you see. It happens in 'straight' theatre as well, and also affects what you hear. It's not the first time the critic (in the posh seats) has ooh'd and aah'd about a production and how subtle and effective the soundtrack was. Meanwhile, I was sitting right behind a speaker, and the volume was such that I was getting a headache. Similarly in old-fashioned theatres - Perth is one - when the director extends the stage into the first couple of rows of the stalls. If any action takes place there, it's lost to most of those sitting in the circle. Directors should sit in all parts of the theatre, to get the overall effect.Catrionanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1248503935075362425.post-47090298318146265002011-09-15T17:17:46.351+01:002011-09-15T17:17:46.351+01:00To answer your question, I wasn't disappointed...To answer your question, I wasn't disappointed by Jaho. I too saw the show on Monday night. I know what you mean about the vibrato, but it had a youthful quality to it which I found rather engaging. And it was a very different sound to the Giorgetta or Lauretta. <br /><br />But that aside, I agree with you entirely; I thought it was one of the finest things I've ever seen at Covent Garden.Gavin Plumleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08367649538228383713noreply@blogger.com