tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2949086046279498177.post2385699998387675248..comments2023-12-27T09:38:56.562+01:00Comments on Opera Cake: Aix 2011: Thanks to my Eyes by Oscar Bianchi tonight on Arte Live WebOpera Cakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08940773671378765685noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2949086046279498177.post-80298580506761010242011-07-12T11:17:19.773+02:002011-07-12T11:17:19.773+02:00Do not go and see this opera if you are claustroph...Do not go and see this opera if you are claustrophobic. The theatre is plunged into total darkness and the stage is often so dark you can hardly see the artists. I greatly admire the singers and instrumentalists for learning and performing such difficult music, but I still don't know what this opera is about, and it was depressing in the extreme. "Thanks to my eyes" means absolutely nothing in English and is not the correct translation of the French term "Grâce à mes yeux". "Trouver grâce aux yeux de quelqu'un", means "to find favour in someone's sight". Please note that English is my mother-tongue & I'm a former professional translator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com