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I knew this opera already. I agree the final scene is just fantastic. It always gives me goosebumps! I've listened to your staging and I feel that, in the last scene, the choir is slightly too loud, compared to Arthus. But I got the goosebumps nevertheless! Another understaged French opera from the same period is Dukas's "Ariane et Barbe-Bleue"...
Watched out of almost idle curiosity. Ended with a sense of wonder - and admiration for rising to the final transformation scene so sensitively. Could so easily descend to kitsch. Cooke, Garrett and White were outstanding voices. Louisa Proske's 'spot on' direction was no surprise, having just seen her Amadigi de Gaula in Halle. Why, oh why, is this opera not performed more? Fisher Center is now on the bucket list. Bravi tutti! GM
Wow! What a gem!! We had Korngolds "Heliane" at Vienna Volksoper, as Concert. But here, the staging and singing is on top and heartbreaking. Congratulation and many thanks for sharing!!!!
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Timestamps (not 100% accurate) ACT I Prelude 0:42 Scene 1 3:59 Scene 2 20:40 Scene 3 25:09 Scene 4 33:55 ACT II Prelude 40:58 Scene 1 43:42 Scene 2 45:32 Scene 3 52:47 Scene 4 1:17:04 Scene 5 1:25:39 Scene 6 1:36:17 ACT III Scene 1 1:38:57 Scene 2 1:46:47 Scene 3 2:00:09 (2:10:12 Mordred crowned himself) Scene 4 2:10:38 Scene 5 2:13:26 Scene 6 2:25:33
Kudos for performing this neglected masterpiece. But, since it is a first in America, why not do the original staging and not the somewhat militaristic, dystopian approach, that, frankly is becomming passe.
Henri VIII : Alfred Walker Catherine d’Aragon : Amanda Woodbury Anne Boleyn : Lindsay Ammann Don Gómez de Feria : Josh Lovell Cardinal Campeggio, the papal legate : Christian Zaremba Duke of Norfolk : Harold Wilson Earl of Surrey : Rodell Rosel Susan Clarencieux : Alaysha Fox Garter King of Arms : Aaron Blake Cranmer, Archbishop of Canterbury : Kevin Thompson SCENIC DESIGN : Bruno de Lavenère COSTUME DESIGN : Alain Blanchot
Thank you so much for posting this! I had never heard of this opera. It is wonderful. The singers are all first class as well as the orchestra. Lovely costumes, scenery. Everything that makes opera great.
absolut fantastic beautiful voices....wonderful production...wonderful staging...congratulations to all, who are involved....thx for uploading this rarely played wonderful opera...
Ausrine Stundyte. She, and the entire cast, have made history and may be proud that they were part of the American Premiere of this unfairly neglected opus by Mr. Korngold.
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Détestable habitude des metteurs en scène de "meubler l'ouverture" des operas ! De l'agitation sans objet : les metteurs en scène savent toujours faire ! D'autre part l'action se passe dans un Moyen-Age mythique et non au 19è siècle ! Honte donc au metteur en scène qui cherche à se mettre lui-même en avant plutôt que l'oeuvre qu'il est censé servir ! (Mais de nos jours ce genre de bousillage est la règle générale !) J'ai assisté à Londres au début des années 1980 à une représentation de cette oeuvre : mise en scène un peu fantastique et romantique dans des costumes d'un Moyen-Age rêvé et avec de bons interprêtes ! Mais j'ai vu dans ma vie tellement d'horreurs dans la mise en scène et le decor des oeuvres lyriques qu'il y a belle lurette que je ne mets plus les pieds à l'Opéra !
The casting and voices in this are excellent. The costumes-lighting-sets-orchestra do a great job. Congratulations to all of you. Does Henry VIII remind us of anyone?
I love this Opera! I only discovered it fairly recently, although I had known the ballet music. I am so glad to see other companies try it; it deserves to enter the mainstream. This is a beautiful production.
