I was one of the kids who begged parpinol for the toys! If u went to this aug 26 and 27 in wollongong i was the lottle girl who had pimk bunny ears and blue pjs! (Not in this videoo….)
I think it would make more sense to sing operas in the local language, here being english. Opera shouldn't be geared towards niche audiences, it should be for the general public. I love Italy and its influences but I think even Puccini would prefer his work to connect with local audiences without having native english speakers sing in italian to a largely native english speaking audience.
Opera usually has surtitles to translate what they're singing. I have seen many operas in languages I don't speak and understand them fine. Puccini was written in Italian, there is nothing wrong with it being performed in Italian. It isn't "niche."
@@LeonorFiniCat I do like surtitles, removes the need for a liberetto. But I do humbly suggest that there is something wrong with disregarding local language. Do you honestly believe professions of love and the telling of jokes really have the same impact when they are communicated orally vs via translated text? English used to be more normal, Australian legend Donald Smith used to sing most of his roles in english. And do you really think the words 'sung in italian' appeals to as many Australians as 'sung in english'?
Wish I could have seen this production rather than grossly over-rated new West End Jamie Lloyd production which unmoored the production from its historic roots.
I've only seen the Jamie Lloyd version and loved it. The turbans and grand staircases seemed cheesy AF to me. I'm glad all the granny shit was removed.
It is no wonder that the same man who wrote Nessun Dorma also wrote such a beautiful, sensitive, and painful lyric as E Lucevan. Sr. Torre delivers such a heartfelt performance. 2:04 L'ora è fuggita e muoio disperato! Bravo Sr. Tenore.
I saw this at the Sydney Opera House the other night. The opera itself is very good and well worth seeing at some time. However I dislike Lindy Humes direction. Opening scene Ilia wanders among strung out homeless junkies. Thats what they looked and acted like. There was a dearth of costumery. Although set thousands of years ago, with a few exceptions the cast wore ordinary modern street clothes. It looked like a rehearsal. Also Idomenate can be played by a tenor instead of a woman imitating a castrato. Instead of a dashing prince we got a 15 yr old whose testes hadnt dropped. Very lacking in appeal. The laser visuals were excellent and the singing also. May I also add Australian audience s are awful. This was one of the worst i have ever endured. Someone coughing is taken as a signal that its time to cough for everyone. It passes around the hall like an echo. People were also dropping things, rustling packets and talking all through the performance. Although as I mentioned the Opera itself is most worthy, I began to seriously consider, instead of paying to go see a low grade version in the company of ill mannered boors, next time i will stay home and youtube a version that understands glamour and doesn't want to force intersectional politics on its audience.
Idomeneo was staged in 1994 at SOH . I was in that production as The High Priest . Others included Anson Austin , Thomas Edmonds , Kathryn McKusker , Ros Illing amongst others . It was ok , but didn't really ignite as a show !!!
I love that this piece was deconstructed and analyzed like it were poetry... Because it really is: poetry. The male choir, I sing for, recently started practicing this piece and I just didn't get it. Now I do. BRILLIANT EXPLANATION.
Hello Tahu Matheson, please make more videos like this! I fully enjoyed every second of your theoretical and musical interpretation. It was so charming to watch you talk with such passion about this masterpiece. Thanks a lot!
Saw this last night. My first ever opera and what a fun one! The cast were amazing, I love the multiple moments where the music turned diegetic and finally (SPOILERS) the death of Don Giovanni was just spectacular!
