tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8957911.post8134629879872721881..comments2024-03-28T12:59:05.739-07:00Comments on Iron Tongue of Midnight: Gimme Those High Cs, Baby!Lisa Hirschhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14014924958428072675noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8957911.post-79908812310049974312011-01-31T16:42:16.628-08:002011-01-31T16:42:16.628-08:00Having heard Alexandra LoBianco's Turandot in ...Having heard Alexandra LoBianco's Turandot in two rehearsals now, I think the fear of getting your head blown off has more substance than the fear of absent killer high notes! But isn't one of the themes of Turandot about overcoming our fears?Michaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15484703769762940788noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8957911.post-84251105376144648562011-01-29T16:13:48.211-08:002011-01-29T16:13:48.211-08:00The Lesher Center's main hall seats 900 people...The Lesher Center's main hall seats 900 people, twice as many as where West Bay Opera performs. It's a great place to hear opera because it is so small. I'm faintly worried about getting my head blow off by <i>Turandot</i> in a tiny theater!Lisa Hirschhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14014924958428072675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8957911.post-13386636129703501752011-01-29T16:09:15.385-08:002011-01-29T16:09:15.385-08:00Festival Opera did Turandot in 2009 with a reduced...Festival Opera did Turandot in 2009 with a reduced orchestra and it sounded great. The Turandot, Othalie Graham, was fabulous.Bryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05394803784895757038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8957911.post-196941240978916172011-01-27T20:05:18.880-08:002011-01-27T20:05:18.880-08:00For me: Brewer yay! But classical singers at the H...For me: Brewer yay! But classical singers at the Hollywood Bowl?, Bleaah.Sibylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01298819489853065976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8957911.post-24883191212482443942011-01-27T09:14:33.697-08:002011-01-27T09:14:33.697-08:00Yes, that is unusual. I have mixed feelings; an in...Yes, that is unusual. I have mixed feelings; an interesting experiment (presumably they're using a reduced orchestra) and yet it's an opera that truly calls for a big-gun soprano with killer high notes.Lisa Hirschhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14014924958428072675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8957911.post-59774552295610344772011-01-26T20:55:06.989-08:002011-01-26T20:55:06.989-08:00West Bay Opera is performing it in a 400-seat thea...West Bay Opera is performing it in a 400-seat theater in Palo Alto next month. It's an unusual chance to see it in such an intimate venue rather than the big barns and bowls.Michaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15484703769762940788noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8957911.post-35401316758414819392011-01-26T14:26:14.413-08:002011-01-26T14:26:14.413-08:00For me that's a no brainer- LA.For me that's a no brainer- LA.John Marcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17616296400880495672noreply@blogger.com