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I saw her in Wimbledon. One time I caught a glimpse of the film while channel hopping, and noticed Eleanor, and went, "Hey, that's Miss Minchin from A Little Princess!"
I am amazed how well the version in English from the German has been performed. It is true that music is independent from the give text. But often the language with its pronounciation and rhymes adds to the expèrienced pleasure.
Opera is an art that combines sound and visual, when a person who is not good looking portray that he or she is, it ruins the opera. No one dares to bring this point up. But I think it’s time to be truthful to ourselves. Let’s face it, many great singers do not qualify for the role they play in an opera, because of their looks, including shape.
Interesting. A very vocal performance - so very well sung, and every word clear. But strangely demure, not at all dramatic. Even at the end, the lovers merely hold hands! Later - Dulcamara really illustrates the illnesses his Elisir can cure....❤
@@shmalfie8674 mostly the lazy reiteration of musical ideas from Schoenberg and Korngold, but the dreadful shrieking and warbling soprano deserves a special mention.
@@Chewbury I'm not very familiar with the operatic repertoire so I can't comment on that. However, I saw it on Tuesday and thought it was very enjoyable. The music was, to my ear, original and interesting.
What a brilliant idea to produce this video of the Emerging Artists and their work. Informative, moving, entertaining and very human. A small insight into what goes into making opera. Well done all at Scottish Opera and best wishes to everyone of these young people who are truly artists already and not merely emerging.
This is terrific! A wildly paired down version of the Stratford Festival production by Brian MacDonald also produced at Opera Australia. Still terrific. I'm curious if it's actually his production or "borrowed" lovingly. Whatever, it's terrific and well executed!
This performance was directed by the State Opera of South Australia Artistic Director Stuart Maunder who knows a thing or two about G&S. He directed 3 last year (2023) for the State Opera - Trial By Jury (in a courtroom in the District Court), Pirates of Penzance and HMS Pinafore. A great day and evening in the theatre!
I didn’t say it wasn’t wonderful, nor that I disliked it. But look up on this platform “Dance a Cachucha from Stratford Festival” and see the choreography and blocking are the same. I am not doubting the talent of anyone, but it resembles so closely it could be the same production, or a co-production. They say the best ideas are stolen, and I’ve borrowed from that production and others (like Mikado) from Stratford’s G&S collection. But this is very much the same. That’s all.
