tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5483678492345755723.post5892916037626315823..comments2024-02-25T13:20:20.620+01:00Comments on mostly opera: Los Angeles Ring 2009-2010mostly opera...http://www.blogger.com/profile/05653818157295091506noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5483678492345755723.post-41371402395534201862010-02-10T02:02:58.545+01:002010-02-10T02:02:58.545+01:00The reveiw of the Weimar Ring is missing. Anyone w...The reveiw of the Weimar Ring is missing. Anyone willing to share impressions?opera torontohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12884418728305902028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5483678492345755723.post-87298820515011467302009-04-23T18:34:00.000+02:002009-04-23T18:34:00.000+02:00In response to Freyer's Ring in Los Angeles, let m...In response to Freyer's Ring in Los Angeles, let me begin by stating that I'm a lover of Wagner and of avant-garde theatre. I've seen and enjoyed some of Freyer's work in the past, so I was eager to attend the LA Ring. <br /><br />Unfortunately, after the first two operas, I am utterly disappointed. While there have been a few impressive moments, and the lighting is first rate, the costumes andAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5483678492345755723.post-90728498830265626582009-03-02T16:43:00.000+01:002009-03-02T16:43:00.000+01:00These costumes and the colors bring a televised dr...These costumes and the colors bring a televised dreamland to mind. Would this be considered a 'play'?Bedlamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14694310570071135870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5483678492345755723.post-71674523134224342412009-02-28T14:03:00.000+01:002009-02-28T14:03:00.000+01:00Looks like more of Freyer's crap. How is one meant...Looks like more of Freyer's crap. How is one meant to identify with characters who are wearing carnival costumes?curzonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05739148306934419721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5483678492345755723.post-57632531222926272622009-02-24T22:26:00.000+01:002009-02-24T22:26:00.000+01:00I actually bet this kind of highly stylised visual...I actually bet this kind of highly stylised visually stimulating pupetry would go over better in the United States than a stripped minimilist regie theater production of the ring.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5483678492345755723.post-5099325850661096202009-02-24T03:20:00.000+01:002009-02-24T03:20:00.000+01:00I still think Harry Kupfer's production from Barce...I still think Harry Kupfer's production from Barcelona is the best Ring I've seen in visual terms. Unfortunately, they have the woeful Treleaven, a less than adequate Struckmann, a Polaski past her prime, and a whole cast of other singers who don't really fit the bill. <BR/><BR/>Schneider-Siemssen's Ring is beautiful to look at, but the production is better to see live rather than on DVD when Tristan Minstrelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13568829269270766704noreply@blogger.com