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Saturday, August 09, 2008

Adriana Mater Roundup

A number of reviewers and bloggers have weighed in on Kaija Saariaho and Amin Maalouf's Adriana Mater:

4 comments:

  1. From the Sarah Bryan Miller review:

    I was only able to see the first half of "Radamisto," but that was enough. The story is wholly ridiculous, typical of Baroque opera; the score is an aria parade, also typically Baroque

    Ouch!

    Typical Anne Midgette: "It's good, but...."

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  2. The plot is silly but the music is utterly magnificent - one gorgeous piece after another, and a surprising number of duets and ensembles.

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  3. Hi, do you know if there will be a west coast (ideally Bay Area) production of this?

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  4. Not that I know of - I have not heard a single rumor about any other US productions of Adriana.

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