I do t watch opera hardly at all. I prefer my own versions of them, in my mind!
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Me too, especially when most of today's productions make me so angry - they are much more about the director than the opera itself.Originally posted by Brassbandmaestro View PostComment
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Indeed! We all too often get HIPP from the orchestra, and maybe also the voices, but rarely from the staging or costume.Originally posted by MickyD View PostComment
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MrsBBM has ordered me The Sicteen’s Jeptha! Yes!Don’t cry for me
I go where music was born
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Thanks for this. I see what you mean. The low-key costume colours and staging in the Alpha Classics Alcina mean that you can concentrate better on the singing and the action, and it's exciting to watch. There's a lot more going on in the Erato version, more colour and too many fussy details in the set, imo. I'm afraid the stuffed animals in glass cases are just a bit of a distraction for meOriginally posted by doversoul1 View PostHandel’s operas (and Rameau’s too) when staged often get so messed up (to me, that is) I find it much more enjoyable just listening to good recordings (Go to Alan Curtis
) However, I don’t ever get tired of watching this Alcina. I don’t think the principle works so well with Tamerlano for some reasons.
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This production came out at about the same time and I thought it really highlighted the different approaches (I did not like this at all)
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Uv5YbetNOs
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