tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8957911.post5864337746385957974..comments2024-03-27T21:41:50.122-07:00Comments on Iron Tongue of Midnight: Analyzing the SFO SeasonLisa Hirschhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14014924958428072675noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8957911.post-83053188494540541512019-02-01T09:39:55.897-08:002019-02-01T09:39:55.897-08:00Oh, I find LOC to have a well cast boring season e...Oh, I find LOC to have a well cast boring season except for the Ring and Queen of Spades.Lisa Hirschhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14014924958428072675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8957911.post-45433012547593709272019-02-01T09:36:20.441-08:002019-02-01T09:36:20.441-08:00Henry Holland, right on cue again with his usual c...Henry Holland, right on cue again with his usual carping about how boring everything is.<br />I'm at a loss at how anyone views the Lyric's season as boring, especially given the casts.John Marcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17616296400880495672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8957911.post-27730640890191625702019-01-27T15:03:46.496-08:002019-01-27T15:03:46.496-08:00Right on cue, LA Opera announces their 2019/20 sea...Right on cue, LA Opera announces their 2019/20 season:<br /><br />https://www.laopera.org/season/2019-20/<br /><br />The Aucoin <i>Eurydice</i> looks interesting, will go to the <i>Pelleas et Melisande</i> since the last time I saw it here was in the mid-90's in the Peter Sellars "Beach House" production. Henry Hollandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15871451112170286316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8957911.post-50155421975404589552019-01-25T21:37:15.408-08:002019-01-25T21:37:15.408-08:00It's not a recent trend. The tenor Albert Reis...It's not a recent trend. The tenor Albert Reiss sang the Witch in 30 Met performances between 1910 and 1916. There's one recording of the opera, from 1969, that has a male witch, too.Lisa Hirschhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14014924958428072675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8957911.post-34531917641402003792019-01-25T19:39:14.600-08:002019-01-25T19:39:14.600-08:00It seems it's trendy/campy to have a male witc...It seems it's trendy/campy to have a male witch in Hansel and Gretel these days. The last several performances I've heard about have all been this way.Bryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05394803784895757038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8957911.post-15547199286655722542019-01-25T00:03:28.269-08:002019-01-25T00:03:28.269-08:00I agree, the casting is better in Chicago. Wish S...I agree, the casting is better in Chicago. Wish SFO had some of those singers. Still planning my schedule of opera attendance for 19/20.<br /><br />Cheers.Sacto OperaFanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04272789666775371422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8957911.post-24212134850464778902019-01-24T16:31:12.221-08:002019-01-24T16:31:12.221-08:00Hey, Zachary Woolfe commented on Twitter about Lyr...Hey, Zachary Woolfe commented on Twitter about Lyric's thoughtful casting, while ignoring the fact that the season is pretty bad except for Queen of Spades and the Ring.Lisa Hirschhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14014924958428072675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8957911.post-91250609849060930552019-01-24T16:29:06.733-08:002019-01-24T16:29:06.733-08:00Speaking of boring Lyric Opera of Chicago seasons,...Speaking of boring Lyric Opera of Chicago seasons, the 2019-20 season has been announced:<br /><br />https://tinyurl.com/yc8h54kv<br /><br />Barber of Seville, Luisa Miller, Heggie's ghastly Dead Opera Walking, Don Giovanni, an evening of *shudder* Donizetti *shudder*, Butterfly, Queen of Spades and Ring cycles. <br /><br />Come on LA Opera, you can do worse than that, I know you can! :-)Henry Hollandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15871451112170286316noreply@blogger.com