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Damn turns out I can't do Giulio Cesare today but! One day!
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derring-do · 7 days
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John Relyea and Crispin Lord in Duke Bluebeard's Castle at ENO
"Allison Cook, cast as Judith, withdrew from the performance late in the day because of illness. With only two hours’ rehearsal, Jennifer Johnston sang, not from the side of the stage, as one might expect, but as a costumed, albeit largely immobile presence within Joe Hill-Gibbins’s production. The role was acted, meanwhile, wonderfully well, by Crispin Lord, one of ENO’s staff directors, handsome yet androgynous in a white singlet and silk skirt, so that Bluebeard’s final partner, in a remarkable twist, effectively becomes his husband rather than his wife."
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derring-do · 8 days
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Christian Gerhaher: It would be a heartfelt wish of mine to see the Landgrave with a glittering crown and Elisabeth in a flowing robe in front of brochures in the style of Moritz von Schwind, as a kind of naive fantasy in order to be able to fan out the psychological horror against this background. If I were allowed to stage the play, I would have the Landgrave wring the neck of a young sheep in the hunting party at the end of Act I in order to characterize this completely disgusting person. And of course I would ask Nemirova if I could use Wolfram strangling Elisabeth at her own request.
Dieter Borchmeyer: Herr Gerhaher runs the risk of me strangling him afterwards.
Christian Gerhaher: Herr Borchmeyer is welcome to do that, but then I would at least have fulfilled one of my heart's desires in life.
From "Perspektiven auf Wolfram: Christian Gerhaher und Dieter Borchmeyer im Gespräch mit dem Musikjournalisten Michael Stallknecht" from the "Schwerpunkt: Tannhäuser" issue of Wagnerspectrum [machine translated from German]
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derring-do · 9 days
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Rene Pape convincing Peter Gelb to let him be cast in the Met's 24-25 season
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derring-do · 9 days
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Just saw Roméo et Juliette at the Met and the standard of singing was astronomically high.
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derring-do · 10 days
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Aaaaaand now I've got this stuck in my head
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It's safe to say that the commentariat of Parterre Box approve of Nadine Sierra and Benjamin Bernheim in Romeo et Juliette.
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derring-do · 11 days
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I am Wanly Pining about this again
Christian Gerhaher played Rodrigo twice and there are no clips. Criminal
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derring-do · 16 days
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Hamburg you guys are little babies. watch this
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derring-do · 18 days
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If your answer is "Other," please share it.
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derring-do · 23 days
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Had a strong emotional reaction to a Wagner opera and it's totally Gerald Finley's fault
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Saw the opening of La Forza del Destino at the Met last night. If you're on the fence about the HD, I'd go for it! Davidsen brilliant, Howard brilliant.
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Showed some friends Barbiere and it went well. Thinking of taking a tactical risk and moving straight on to the Kosky Saul.
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Helena Almeida, ph: Filipe Braga
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George Frideric Handel, born February 23rd, 1685
Happy 339th babygirl!!!
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in your fucking walls
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