tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8957911.post47222283434500191..comments2024-03-28T12:59:05.739-07:00Comments on Iron Tongue of Midnight: Next Year's Ring in SFLisa Hirschhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14014924958428072675noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8957911.post-22677255711432833232010-06-23T08:11:40.231-07:002010-06-23T08:11:40.231-07:00We had Uusitalo here a couple of times and he was ...We had Uusitalo here a couple of times and he was not too good in Fidelio, though he was okay in Dutchman with Stemme (who was fantastic).<br /><br />I like Ventris a lot and I agree, he's great in Act II. Actually, he's damn good in Act I until the very end.Lisa Hirschhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14014924958428072675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8957911.post-32988790583228982982010-06-23T08:11:25.773-07:002010-06-23T08:11:25.773-07:00We had Uusitalo here a couple of times and he was ...We had Uusitalo here a couple of times and he was not too good in Fidelio, though he was okay in Dutchman with Stemme (who was fantastic).<br /><br />I like Ventris a lot and I agree, he's great in Act II. Actually, he's damn good in Act I until the very end.Lisa Hirschhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14014924958428072675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8957911.post-15297442377018752892010-06-23T07:56:11.982-07:002010-06-23T07:56:11.982-07:00And regarding Ventris, yes he does run out of stea...And regarding Ventris, yes he does run out of steam in the 1st Act but he is unbelievable in the 2nd Act scene with Brunnhilde.mjnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8957911.post-1438764738630143102010-06-23T07:53:56.573-07:002010-06-23T07:53:56.573-07:00Well La Scala has Rene Pape singing Wotan along wi...Well La Scala has Rene Pape singing Wotan along with our glorious Bruunhilde, Nina Stemme. <br /><br />I believe Juha Uusitalo is singing it, (not to great reviews) in Vienna and Paris.<br /><br />I am really enjoying Delavan's Wotan, but he does really run out of steam in an alarming way.mjnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8957911.post-41341109711619825662010-06-21T21:39:16.182-07:002010-06-21T21:39:16.182-07:00For Siegmund, 1) anyone currently able to get thro...For Siegmund, 1) anyone currently able to get through Siegfried 2) Brandon Jovanovich (I hope, since he's singing it here next year) 3) Placido Domingo 4) Stephen Gould 5) Robert Dean Smith. Okay, Gould and Smith are guesses, but educated guesses.<br /><br />For Wotan, Vitalij Kwwhatever who is now singing in LA. Albert Dohman. John Tomlinson, not that I WANT to hear him sing it. Richard Paul Fink is singing the reduced role in Berkeley Opera's miniature Ring in one evening. I'd give him a shot at the whole thing.<br /><br />Who else is singing it around the world? Must be some random Europeans.Lisa Hirschhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14014924958428072675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8957911.post-28009154296519796512010-06-21T19:20:42.135-07:002010-06-21T19:20:42.135-07:00The thing is though, who's better that much be...The thing is though, who's better that much better than Ventris and Devlan? I guess Bryn Terfel is getting off his lazy ass and finally doing Wotan, but who else is there?Henry Hollandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15871451112170286316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8957911.post-49630175630008462102010-06-21T10:41:06.028-07:002010-06-21T10:41:06.028-07:00Yes, that's a good characterization of his sin...Yes, that's a good characterization of his singing. I believe he is past 40, but I can't find a DOB on line. His age is probably in the big Opera News profile of him from a few years back.Lisa Hirschhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14014924958428072675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8957911.post-67767220677954047762010-06-21T10:30:52.136-07:002010-06-21T10:30:52.136-07:00Do you know how old Delavan is? How well he sings...Do you know how old Delavan is? How well he sings depends entirely on the character of the music. If it's talky, he's great. If it's soaring and lyrical, he's not so great.Dr.Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02298893523780056481noreply@blogger.com