tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2949086046279498177.post2507361523513278785..comments2023-12-27T09:38:56.562+01:00Comments on Opera Cake: Rigoletto aus BayernOpera Cakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08940773671378765685noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2949086046279498177.post-63245505490448402752013-01-21T23:55:58.069+01:002013-01-21T23:55:58.069+01:00I never really saw how Rigoletto is a cheesy or ha...I never really saw how Rigoletto is a cheesy or hard-to-vitalize plot - yes, it depends on some very contrived twists, but so does "Othello," and that opera does not have as fully developed characters. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2949086046279498177.post-14836303224718939912013-01-20T20:34:32.068+01:002013-01-20T20:34:32.068+01:00For your information, this was not Schilling's...For your information, this was not Schilling's operatic debut: he made a - slightly adapted - Cenerentola for Bavarian Opera's Opera Studio. I saw it and... it was great! Moving and delicate, great sets, wonderful acting...Rameauhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06303312974693521042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2949086046279498177.post-81752772956771548342012-12-31T03:17:50.866+01:002012-12-31T03:17:50.866+01:00I skipped it. Rigoletto does nothing for me and th...I skipped it. Rigoletto does nothing for me and the production sounded uninteresting, as reports confirm.<br /><br />But Opera Cake, what should I see in Paris (or Brussels, or somewhere else in range) during the second half of January? My frequent trips there are coming to an end soon. :-(Chanterellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15718940408471760091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2949086046279498177.post-84098178432627394862012-12-30T23:25:42.686+01:002012-12-30T23:25:42.686+01:00Not a wonderful production - Acts One and Two were...Not a wonderful production - Acts One and Two were fine, but I wasn't impressed by the fact that the ghost(?) of Gilda got up and walked off the stage.....But the actual performance was wonderful!! Vassallo was impressive and convincing as Rigoletto.Leonorahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09432898647945296611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2949086046279498177.post-33220979745793066952012-12-30T21:15:06.009+01:002012-12-30T21:15:06.009+01:00Very disappointing production indeed. As usual the...Very disappointing production indeed. As usual the first act was OK(ish), but after that everything fell apart. This opera is notoriously difficult to stage but something could be done. A series of flops at the BSO continues...<br /><br />Yes yes, Bosse should do a better job. He will not be afraid of doing something clever to make the show more compelling. I'm almost thinking of making a trip to Berlin to see the show in April (well, combining with some other things to see at UdL and Komische ;) )<br /><br />CheersOpera Cakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08940773671378765685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2949086046279498177.post-54356212316355900202012-12-30T20:58:27.728+01:002012-12-30T20:58:27.728+01:00The Bayern Rigoletto was nothing for me. Everythin...The Bayern Rigoletto was nothing for me. Everything was too static and had no theatrical power, except for superb Calleja and a bit of Petibon. In such a case people tend to think that the director was the one to be blamed, but I suspect that the resource provided by the Staatsoper had been quite inadequate. The orchestra was good only when Calleja sang. Armiliato was booed on the day I saw this production, he was unlucky enough... <br /><br />The tessitura of the role of Gilda is almost incompatible for Petibon but she sang some phrases with emotion, Ivashchenko was too weak for Monterone/Sparafucile. The Staatsoper should be responsible for this cast. <br /><br />I hope Bosse will do successfully. His Basel production of "La Calisto" was amazing (although not a baroque opera anymore, in some sense). m. f.noreply@blogger.com