Ballo watch, Part 3
First scene in Act 3 is just Too Much the way Dima and Sondra play it. They really do love each other, whatever else they both feel for Gustavo, and just…fuck me. I love it so much, it pisses me off.
"Eri tu” is a Dima song. The end.
Might seems strange to say, but I think I’ve had more Ballos ruined by terrible Oscars than any other character. Bless you, Kathleen Kim.
I have such feelings about the sad, drunk violin here at the end.
KITCHEN KNIFE OF DOOM!!!! 🔪🔪🔪
Fic-wise, I keep wondering where in the last act I could subvert what’s happening and transition to the OT3 that should have happened, but I’ve never been able to quite decide. Suggestions welcome.
And that is all! Thank you @revedebeatrice for setting this up!!! I’d love if we could do, maybe, a weekly or monthly opera. Vote on something. Folks can watch and post whenever it’s convenient over the weekend. I mean, Met gave us 24 hours to squeeze in each production, and personally, I found that super handy. And this was so fun, I'd happily do it again!!!!
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i loved the whole opera but this part was just so dreamy and gay and flowers <3
(and yes, actually gay, not fandom goggles)
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I looked up “most challenging soprano aria” for fanfic reasons and found this:
Holy cowplant I’d say that’s a definite contender. Way harder than Mozart’s Queen of the Night aria that often gets the label. The acting and movement it requires at the same time multiplies the difficulty, too.
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Nixon in China - Opéra National de Paris 01.04.2023
Nixon in China - Opéra National de Paris 01.04.2023 #JohnAdams #Bastille #ThomasHampson #RenéeFleming #GustavoDudamel #ValentinaCarrascao #Paris #operalover #oper #rezension
Ein Werk, dass ich schon immer sehen wollte: John Adams Oper “Nixon in China” von 1987 in der er sich satirisch mit modernen Helden-Mythen auseinander setzt: Richard Nixon und Mao Zedong. Ich kann mich noch sehr gut an die damalige Berichterstattung der Uraufführung erinnern (Houston Grand Opera, Regie: Peter Sellars). Nun also an der Opéra National de Paris im grossen Haus an der Bastille in…
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MET 2022/2023: THE HOURS (FLEMING-O'HARA-DiDONATO-KETELSEN;NÉZET-SÉGUIN, McDERMOTT)
MET 2022/2023: THE HOURS (FLEMING-O’HARA-DiDONATO-KETELSEN;NÉZET-SÉGUIN, McDERMOTT)
El MET de New York, fidel al seu projecte artístic d’oferir cada temporada títols contemporanis de compositors nord-americans estrena aquesta temporada The Hours, una òpera en dos actes amb música de Kevin Puts (1972, Saint Louis, Missouri) i llibret de Greg Pierce, basat en la novel·la del mateix títol de Michael Cunningham i de la que posteriorment es va fer una notable adaptació…
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Les Contes d'Hoffmann: "Les oiseaux dans la charmille" (Kathleen Kim)
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Ballo Watch, Part 1
I’ve got a busy day (shopping! orchestra concert! BFF visiting!), so I need to start posting my random Ballo thoughts now!
Embarrassing confession: the first time I watched this production, I wanted it to be visually so much more and I didn't really get it. Now I wouldn't change a single thing. Perfection. The fact the Met is replacing it makes me think maybe they don’t get it still.
Because it’s Verdi, I trust that the weird moods are, in fact, exactly right. To me, they are bizarre, but in the best way possible. And I love that this production leans into every mood change. I mean, more operas should have chorus lines with canes and top hats while discussing upcoming visits to fortunetellers who commune with Satan.
I should start carrying a skull in my purse.
Also, I’m not really into tarot, but if someone made Ballo tarot cards, I’d buy them.
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