tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8957911.post2385915590061408769..comments2024-03-28T12:59:05.739-07:00Comments on Iron Tongue of Midnight: The Trojan WarsLisa Hirschhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14014924958428072675noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8957911.post-88961353518453328102008-09-24T09:32:00.000-07:002008-09-24T09:32:00.000-07:00Coincidentally, I just heard from a friend in NYC ...Coincidentally, I just heard from a friend in NYC who went to hear his brother-in-law conduct what he described as the world premiere of Xenakis' Oresteia. "Very cool music" was the description.Patrick J. Vazhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09279528648512493917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8957911.post-86532613201275158972008-09-24T07:34:00.000-07:002008-09-24T07:34:00.000-07:00The early returns are that the Korngold is wonderf...The early returns are that the Korngold is wonderful, though I have not read more than one sentence of review so far.Lisa Hirschhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14014924958428072675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8957911.post-19983529038579936422008-09-23T23:54:00.000-07:002008-09-23T23:54:00.000-07:00Looking forward to hearing your take on the Korngo...Looking forward to hearing your take on the Korngold, I was going to fly up but I suspect that Torsten Kerl's voice is in pretty bad shape; the recording from 2004 from Salzburg is a bit of a trial. <BR/><BR/>While reading a review of the Xenakis piece, I found that Pizzetti wrote an opera called <I>Clytemnestra</I>. Would love to hear it, of course.Henry Hollandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15871451112170286316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8957911.post-82662622019042663062008-09-23T21:58:00.000-07:002008-09-23T21:58:00.000-07:00Every season should have at least one comedy, so y...Every season should have at least one comedy, so you could add P.D.Q. Bach's Iphigenia in Brooklyn. :)winpalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03138998162300005843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8957911.post-55102121866027176762008-09-23T19:22:00.000-07:002008-09-23T19:22:00.000-07:00Thank you, Anonymous!Henry, bah, no. I would be at...Thank you, Anonymous!<BR/><BR/>Henry, bah, no. I would be at my chorus rehearsal tonight except that I'm home sick instead. Will see Stadt over the weekend or on Oct. 4.<BR/><BR/>I may spend the whole damn weekend at the opera house, in fact, on my feet, for the last Boccanegra, Bonesetter, and tote Stadt.Lisa Hirschhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14014924958428072675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8957911.post-34923831788854001082008-09-23T18:23:00.000-07:002008-09-23T18:23:00.000-07:00Crap, I should have checked Wikipedia like I inten...Crap, I should have checked Wikipedia like I intended to before I posted about <I>The Minotaur</I>. [removes egg from face]<BR/><BR/>You going to the <I>Die Tote Stadt</I> tonight?Henry Hollandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15871451112170286316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8957911.post-11455512535430563202008-09-23T14:51:00.000-07:002008-09-23T14:51:00.000-07:00Gluck's PARIDE ED ELENA, which was recorded in 200...Gluck's PARIDE ED ELENA, which was recorded in 2005 with Magdalena Kozena, among others, on DG.<BR/>http://www.operatoday.com/content/2008/01/gluck_paride_ed.phpAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8957911.post-54072215606704622172008-09-23T12:23:00.000-07:002008-09-23T12:23:00.000-07:00the Minotaur story is rooted in conflicts between ...the Minotaur story is rooted in conflicts between the Minoans and Athens, not the Trojan War, looks like.Lisa Hirschhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14014924958428072675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8957911.post-75596786557263529942008-09-23T12:17:00.000-07:002008-09-23T12:17:00.000-07:00The Xenakis definitely qualifies, but I'm foggy on...The Xenakis definitely qualifies, but I'm foggy on where the Minotaur/labyrinth/Ariadne/Theseus falls in the Trojan War stories. If it qualifies, so does Ariadne auf Naxos. Off to the Wikipedia, I think.Lisa Hirschhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14014924958428072675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8957911.post-17807201369920130692008-09-23T12:14:00.000-07:002008-09-23T12:14:00.000-07:00Birtwistle's terrific new The Minotaur is one to a...Birtwistle's terrific new <I>The Minotaur</I> is one to add, it's got Ariadne going to the Labyrinth and meeting Theseus etc.<BR/><BR/>Xenakis wrote a version of the <I>Oresteia</I>, it's being done in New York soon-ish.<BR/><BR/>I'm not really a fan of Tippett's music, but I love <I>King Priam</I>. The production I saw of it in England was one of the best nights I've ever had at the opera, a very powerful work.Henry Hollandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15871451112170286316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8957911.post-43326062368348413522008-09-23T08:48:00.000-07:002008-09-23T08:48:00.000-07:00Aftermath operas count. Has anyone done a good jud...Aftermath operas count. Has anyone done a good judgment of Paris opera?Lisa Hirschhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14014924958428072675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8957911.post-21794988488239108982008-09-23T08:42:00.000-07:002008-09-23T08:42:00.000-07:00Taneyev is the Russian. I should have just looked ...Taneyev is the Russian. I should have just looked it up first.Patrick J. Vazhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09279528648512493917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8957911.post-72359794873895574412008-09-23T08:41:00.000-07:002008-09-23T08:41:00.000-07:00I vote for both Iphigenie operas. Why not?There's ...I vote for both Iphigenie operas. Why not?<BR/><BR/>There's also Jommelli's Didone Abbandonata -- maybe you could do a whole Dido season, with the Jommelli, the Cavalli, the Purcell, and the Berlioz.<BR/><BR/>There's also a version of the Oresteia by a Russian whose name I'm forgetting. Since some of the others are Trojan War aftermath stories, that one should count.Patrick J. Vazhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09279528648512493917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8957911.post-71931951604351544332008-09-22T21:34:00.000-07:002008-09-22T21:34:00.000-07:00Oooh! Is it recorded?Oooh! Is it recorded?Lisa Hirschhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14014924958428072675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8957911.post-86210935066206922452008-09-22T21:33:00.000-07:002008-09-22T21:33:00.000-07:00Cavalli! La Didone!It's a terrific opera.Cavalli! La Didone!<BR/>It's a terrific opera.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com