tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8957911.post7072698711064202277..comments2024-03-28T12:59:05.739-07:00Comments on Iron Tongue of Midnight: Mortier SpeaksLisa Hirschhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14014924958428072675noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8957911.post-89012476828462760312014-02-19T09:36:31.758-08:002014-02-19T09:36:31.758-08:00You did!!!You did!!!Lisa Hirschhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14014924958428072675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8957911.post-25539940471973047552014-02-18T21:23:35.707-08:002014-02-18T21:23:35.707-08:00Hahaha, I misread your reaction then!
BTW, the ne...Hahaha, I misread your reaction then!<br /><br />BTW, the new recording of the LAO performance is terrific, Conlon just "gets it". I love the whole opera, of course, but boy oh boy, the last 15 minutes or so! When Alviano goes insane and starts babbling about being a jester at the local fair > that incredible music at the end, wow.Henry Hollandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15871451112170286316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8957911.post-23442031980320305032014-02-18T18:09:51.122-08:002014-02-18T18:09:51.122-08:00To the list of successful European arts administra...To the list of successful European arts administrators who could not translate their skillset to the US, add Willem Wijnbergen (aka the former Concertgebouw head who led the LA Phil for about a year in between Earnest Fleischmann and Deborah Borda).<br /><br />A retired LA Phil musician I know calls him "he who shall not be named."<br /><br />I think he's had some success since then at smaller organizations, but that was one trainwreck of a year.CK Dexter Havenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14995411089996286916noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8957911.post-45162707943033038722014-02-18T10:40:50.403-08:002014-02-18T10:40:50.403-08:00No, I did not! I liked Gezeichneten, unreservedly,...No, I did not! I liked <i>Gezeichneten</i>, unreservedly, and had none of the issues with it that I had with <i>St. Francois</i>.Lisa Hirschhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14014924958428072675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8957911.post-26569008918250023262014-02-18T00:03:38.653-08:002014-02-18T00:03:38.653-08:00Lisa, I think I've made my thoughts about the ...Lisa, I think I've made my thoughts about the NYCO debacle clear, but I thought this was interesting:<br /><br /><i>Looking back, he acknowledged one serious error: It was wrong to keep City Opera waiting a season while he completed his contract in Paris</i><br /><br />Well, that and the whole "Maybe I'm going to Bayreuth, maybe not" thing.<br /><br />I wish I had been able to go to the SFO <i>St. Francois</i> but my usual money woes intervened.<br /><br /><i>I'm told I looked stunned, not in a good way</i><br /><br />You had that same look after the LAO <i>Die Gezeichneten</i>! :-)Henry Hollandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15871451112170286316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8957911.post-19695405155596642932014-02-17T20:37:31.689-08:002014-02-17T20:37:31.689-08:00Ahahaha, isn't that the job of the BOARD? Sigh...Ahahaha, isn't that the job of the BOARD? Sigh.<br /><br />I loved Rosenberg's programming, though I had to admit defeat at <i>St. Francois</i>. This surprised the heck out of me, because I <i>love</i> Messiaen. But I went to the last performance, so I didn't have a chance to try again. <br /><br />When I got home that night, I'm told I looked stunned, not in a good way, and I subsequently told a friend this:<br /><br />Makes <i>Parsifal</i> look like <i>Die Fledermaus</i>.Lisa Hirschhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14014924958428072675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8957911.post-35741304037564203112014-02-17T17:45:04.205-08:002014-02-17T17:45:04.205-08:00Perhaps we should design a curriculum titled "...Perhaps we should design a curriculum titled "Managing Musical Arts Institutions American Style." This might provide a path forward.<br /><br />I forgive Pamela because of Saint Francois. It was the operatic event of my San Francisco experience. Dr.Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02298893523780056481noreply@blogger.com