What opera have you been watching lately?

[Itullian]

[Florestan]

My second Fanciulla on DVD.

[Nemorino]

Production's kinda grim-dark and ho-hum, but who cares when you've got this cast?

[Soave_Fanciulla]

Production's kinda grim-dark and ho-hum, but who cares when you've got this cast?

As Ildebrando d'Arcangelo is about 857214893 times sexier than the real Henry VIII, quite.

[Florestan]

Edit: Just finished Act II and I have to say of the three I have watched so far (all Domingos), this one has some of the best acting and drama, but I felt they over did the dripping blood to the point that there is no way the guy could live by any imagination (but then that's what Rance thought too).

[Florestan]

This one apparently uses the same set as the one above. And both have horses.

[Soave_Fanciulla]

So, verdicts on your Fanciulla watching?

[MAuer]

This one apparently uses the same set as the one above. And both have horses.

Check out the little anachronism in the set: the California gold rush occurred in the 1850s, but Abraham Lincoln didn't become President until 1861.

[Sonata]

As Ildebrando d'Arcangelo is about 857214893 times sexier than the real Henry VIII, quite.

Sweet! I already wanted this BEFORE I even knew Ildebrando d'Arcangelo was in it!

[Soave_Fanciulla]

Edit: Just finished Act II and I have to say of the three I have watched so far (all Domingos), this one has some of the best acting and drama, but I felt they over did the dripping blood to the point that there is no way the guy could live by any imagination (but then that's what Rance thought too).

I cut my finger with a rotary cutter the other day and dripped way more blood than that all over the emergency room, a little blood goes a long way!!!

[Florestan]

I cut my finger with a rotary cutter the other day and dripped way more blood than that all over the emergency room, a little blood goes a long way!!!

Yikes! Rotary cutter could be a pizza cutter. Some of those are equipped with a pretty wicked blade, which is great for the pizza cut, but yeah those pesky fingers will slow it down, at least the bone part will.

[Soave_Fanciulla]

Yikes! Rotary cutter could be a pizza cutter. Some of those are equipped with a pretty wicked blade, which is great for the pizza cut, but yeah those pesky fingers will slow it down, at least the bone part will.

Worse, a sewing one made of titanium. But A&E did an amazing job and it's all healed up

[Amfortas]

Check out the little anachronism in the set: the California gold rush occurred in the 1850s, but Abraham Lincoln didn't become President until 1861.

Good catch! Assuming that *is* Lincoln (which even though he's beardless, appears to be the case), I wonder if there's any way to reconcile the apparent inconsistency. The gold rush ended around 1855; by then Lincoln was a major figure in Illinois politics, but not necessarily well known on the national stage, let alone California. So I guess we have to call it an anachronism--though you'd think the Met would be more careful about such details.

[MAuer]

I guess an image of Franklin Pierce wouldn't have been very exciting -- and probably very few people would have even recognized him.

[Florestan]

Worse, a sewing one made of titanium. But A&E did an amazing job and it's all healed up

Glad so, else your posts would be missing about every 8th letter until you adapt.

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Good catch! Assuming that *is* Lincoln (which even though he's beardless, appears to be the case), I wonder if there's any way to reconcile the apparent inconsistency. The gold rush ended around 1855; by then Lincoln was a major figure in Illinois politics, but not necessarily well known on the national stage, let alone California. So I guess we have to call it an anachronism--though you'd think the Met would be more careful about such details.

Perhaps it is a picture of Abe's father.