tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5607352.post112917796844015792..comments2024-03-29T04:15:17.481-05:00Comments on <a href="http://ionarts.blogspot.com/">Ionarts</a>: Dessay Shines in First MélisandeCharles T. Downeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14978821617871429169noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5607352.post-1129317912843099692005-10-14T14:25:00.000-05:002005-10-14T14:25:00.000-05:00well, the review in the Independent, which I just ...well, the review in the Independent, which I just read this morning said something along the lines of: "given the Scots' apparent indifference to high-quality music-making..."- pretty harsh statement, but given the financial troubles of Scottish music institutions, it looks like the combination of inadequate marketing and general feelings of doldrums all add up to the woeful state of attendance, Akimon Azukihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18423660934565590684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5607352.post-1129258731514858292005-10-13T21:58:00.000-05:002005-10-13T21:58:00.000-05:00I suggested that WNO should stage Massenet's "Escl...I suggested that WNO should stage Massenet's "Esclarmonde," with Dessay in the title role. I don't think that's likely to happen either, for any number of reasons. But when she does go to Scotland, with a good male cast, too, and a conductor well reputed in the opera, the hall is a third full? Was it just bad publicity and press work?Charles T. Downeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14978821617871429169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5607352.post-1129225825984404642005-10-13T12:50:00.000-05:002005-10-13T12:50:00.000-05:00I think Dessay has performed at the WNO- opening g...I think Dessay has performed at the WNO- opening gala even- couple of years ago, hasn’t she? But I think the closest we get to having her in Washington any time soon is this PBS showing of that strange Nightingale movie:<BR/>http://www.pbs.org/wnet/gperf/shows/nightingale/index.html<BR/>The page is little cryptic on the actual air date- it’s December 21. Funny that there is no room for the date, Akimon Azukihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18423660934565590684noreply@blogger.com