tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2949086046279498177.post8102069232780356805..comments2023-12-27T09:38:56.562+01:00Comments on Opera Cake: Lots of Parsifal to come...Opera Cakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08940773671378765685noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2949086046279498177.post-38250804322266810212010-11-03T13:24:18.016+01:002010-11-03T13:24:18.016+01:00Hi Zerbinetta! When you see 2-3 shows by Guth it a...Hi Zerbinetta! When you see 2-3 shows by Guth it all starts to look the same. His Tristan was scenically interesting but it's the trick with Tristan that if you try to make it too spectacular or explicit you kill the depth of the piece -- which is what he did, IMHO. Similar thing may happen with Parsifal, I'm afraid. Olivier Py also killed Tristan by his "pleasant to see" show in Geneva. <br /><br />It's hard to see Parsifal after you saw the Herheim's production in Bayreuth. This is why I admired Bieito's show in Stuttgart. It was almost entirely different. <br /><br />Guth is brilliant in Mozart, Strauss... but Wagner is a different beast. Having said that I still put his show among those that should be good ;) I too hope to go to Barcelona.<br />Cheers<br /><br />Thanks Leonora. Do let us know more about the ENO Parisfal.Opera Cakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08940773671378765685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2949086046279498177.post-36422131670062387662010-11-01T10:04:22.089+01:002010-11-01T10:04:22.089+01:00Will be at ROH Tannhaeuser and ENO Parsifal. It...Will be at ROH Tannhaeuser and ENO Parsifal. It's true the production is the previous one from the 1990s - we'll see if it's worn well!Leonorahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09432898647945296611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2949086046279498177.post-5140905214159494022010-10-31T22:05:14.592+01:002010-10-31T22:05:14.592+01:00Why not Guth? His Tannhäuser and Tristan were bot...Why not Guth? His Tannhäuser and Tristan were both so good, I'm tempted to go to Barcelona if I can get a cheap flight.Micaelahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17424063023952527613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2949086046279498177.post-79268413464486932792010-10-29T10:54:14.076+02:002010-10-29T10:54:14.076+02:00LOL John. I won't say "I told you so!&quo...LOL John. I won't say "I told you so!" ;)<br />To see Puccini right after Wagner is not a good idea in any configuration and especially not when Il Trittico is directed by Ronconi.<br />I thought the Holländer was good (Vogt and Pieczonka excellent). The orchestra was very good on the night I saw the show but I was told that Schneider was quite uneven during the run: one show would be great and the next sloppy and so on...<br /><br />I hear you! These trips do hemorrhage one's budget. I try and combine with my business trips when possible. <br /><br />I'll certainly go to see Parsifal in Brussels and in Basle [and hopefully the one in Barcelona.] To that add Tristan in Lyon and Tannhäuser in London, and I'm done ;)Opera Cakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08940773671378765685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2949086046279498177.post-82679610498732487152010-10-29T10:37:57.675+02:002010-10-29T10:37:57.675+02:00Hi schmup53! No but it looks like it is (the Parsi...Hi schmup53! No but it looks like it is (the Parsifal year). There're some Tristan and a couple of Tannhauser productions, but it's apparently all about Parsifal. <br /><br />As for the Ring, I'll be back to that later in November when we start tuning into the season opener at La Scala - Die Walküre (which will be live broadcast in the movies and on Arte).Opera Cakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08940773671378765685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2949086046279498177.post-33280138075784706972010-10-29T09:32:21.699+02:002010-10-29T09:32:21.699+02:00I have booked the ENO and Zürich Parsifals,ROH Tan...I have booked the ENO and Zürich Parsifals,ROH Tannhauser and Lyons Tristan. Sadly unless I win the Euro Lottery that will be it as I am hoping to complete the Bastille Ring.<br /><br /> Still shuddering at the memory of the horrible Bastille Trittico fortunately compensated for by the fine Hollander.<br /><br />Good article on Iain Patterson here:<br />www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/music/opera/8092455/Iain-Paterson-interview-for-Don-Giovanni.htmlVecchio Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06667687814424223347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2949086046279498177.post-49217561148667706962010-10-29T06:16:57.182+02:002010-10-29T06:16:57.182+02:00Did I miss something? Is Parsifal the opera of the...Did I miss something? Is Parsifal the opera of the year? Or is everyone doing the entire ring cycle the next year?schmup53https://www.blogger.com/profile/03995304894519528582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2949086046279498177.post-48528295690244261232010-10-28T17:10:11.776+02:002010-10-28T17:10:11.776+02:00Many thanks John! I KNEW I've missed something...Many thanks John! I KNEW I've missed something important and geographically close :) <br /><br />I listened to Matos as Elisabeth (Tannhäuser) and she was very good. Now Isolde is completely different a thing...Opera Cakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08940773671378765685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2949086046279498177.post-52927177488253390582010-10-28T16:06:22.263+02:002010-10-28T16:06:22.263+02:00and also Parsifal at ENO in February and March wit...and also Parsifal at ENO in February and March with Irene Theorin in English. 12 year old production , however.<br /><br />I heard Elisabete Matos as Turandot in Ghent. Should be fine in a smallish theatre and there are not many Portugese Wagnerian singers.Vecchio Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06667687814424223347noreply@blogger.com