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  1. May 9th, 2015, 09:56 PM #631
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    Not a first choice, but a fun 2nd.
    Cast is very good. Tomlinson is a beast
    Good stereo sound.
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  2. May 9th, 2015, 10:10 PM #632
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    Quote Originally Posted by Itullian View Post
    ...Not a first choice, but a fun 2nd...
    Question: how many recordings are there in Itullian's "first" choice?

    my guess is three or four...
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  3. May 9th, 2015, 11:07 PM #633
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    Quote Originally Posted by Itullian View Post
    Annie!! You going Reggie on us?!


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    ? Oh, wait. Reggie, not Reggae...
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  4. May 10th, 2015, 05:45 AM #634
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    Quote Originally Posted by Itullian View Post
    Annie!! You going Reggie on us?!
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    ?

    I do not think there is any part of this production that can be called reggie.



    Unless the eagle's name is Reggie
    I have been an enthusiastic supporter for non-regie productions in another place which you may have missed.
    "Every theatre is an insane asylum, but an opera theatre is the ward for the incurables."

    FRANZ SCHALK, attributed, Losing the Plot in Opera: Myths and Secrets of the World's Great Operas
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  5. May 10th, 2015, 08:44 AM #635
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    Rameau - Dardanus on culturebox - available to all. Beautiful opera splendidly staged and gorgeously sung.



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  6. May 10th, 2015, 06:22 PM #636
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    Les Contes d'Hoffman
    Met broadcast
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  7. May 11th, 2015, 03:42 AM #637
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    Just finished watching this opera and am stunned at how wonderful it is. The singing is fantastic. The costumes are fantastic. The production is fantastic in how it happens in front of the orchestra and sometimes interacts with the orchestra. At the end there is even some interaction with the audience. Of all my operas, I think this one will be next for a re-watch.
    "Music is enought for a whole lifetime--but a lifetime is not enough for music." --Sergei Vasilyevich Rachmaninoff
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    Absolutely incredible......
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  9. May 14th, 2015, 04:50 AM #639
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    Yes, it is!
    "J'ai dit qu'il ne suffisait pas d'entendre la musique, mais qu'il fallait encore la voir" (Stravinsky)
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    I am on my second trip thorough this amazing production which I purchased about a month ago (and also the CD of the same production):
    "Music is enought for a whole lifetime--but a lifetime is not enough for music." --Sergei Vasilyevich Rachmaninoff
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  11. May 14th, 2015, 05:27 AM #641
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    Quote Originally Posted by Luiz Gazzola (Almaviva) View Post
    Yes, it is!
    And what about that smooch.
    Lucky Rolando!!!
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  12. May 14th, 2015, 01:43 PM #642
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    I am sooooo glad that my shelving has room for both Elisirs! And a plethora of Bohemes and Traviatas, as well. And... and ...
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    Very cool singing / dynamic conducting. Production is interesting, if a bit weird.

    Natalie
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  14. May 15th, 2015, 02:03 PM #644
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    Quote Originally Posted by JohnGerald View Post
    I am sooooo glad that my shelving has room for both Elisirs! And a plethora of Bohemes and Traviatas, as well. And... and ...

    If need be, Clayton likely would be able to help you source tea cabinets. They seem to be particularly hardy when used to store CD/DVD collections....
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  15. May 15th, 2015, 02:35 PM #645
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    I must eat a lot of humble pie.
    I always thought this was well, nothing really, I have the one from the Royal Opera House and thought she could not do better.
    I still think, the voice is becoming weaker but overall I had a pleasure afternoon watching this production.
    Thanks to this forum were I found the reviews and Amazon.FR for a reasonable price

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