tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5607352.post113554187321900447..comments2024-03-29T04:15:17.481-05:00Comments on <a href="http://ionarts.blogspot.com/">Ionarts</a>: La Fleming's Christmas ShowCharles T. Downeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14978821617871429169noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5607352.post-35151545589942229292008-01-17T16:02:00.000-05:002008-01-17T16:02:00.000-05:00I don't think that it is the first time that Renee...I don't think that it is the first time that Renee Fleming used transubstantiation as a subject for her enormous talent.<BR/><BR/>Indeed, her most sacred song, Russalka, is all about transubstantiation, that is, from a prayerful Waternymph to a raging loveless woman. It's a long story, but it is better told when she her Russalka interpretation is compared with another Diva's, say Anna NetrebkoSeamus Breathnachhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17730481474017339589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5607352.post-1163044113505865312006-11-08T22:48:00.000-05:002006-11-08T22:48:00.000-05:00So far, all of you are just farting out of your mo...So far, all of you are just farting out of your mouths!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5607352.post-1135717777505453422005-12-27T16:09:00.000-05:002005-12-27T16:09:00.000-05:00i am sure that ms. fleming will think about whethe...i am sure that ms. fleming will think about whether hiring non-classical (hollywood) marketing-personal was "a mistake" while she sits in her golden bathtub has her daily trip to the bank -- with a wheel-barow! no one here is blaming renee fleming for what she is doing; we are merely criticising her... which is our duty -- because if we didn't, there would be no opportunity cost to unabashedly Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5607352.post-1135701316439057062005-12-27T11:35:00.000-05:002005-12-27T11:35:00.000-05:00Yes, I did not make much of this point in my revie...Yes, I did not make much of this point in my review of the CD, AO. However, the TV special was unabashedly a Christmas affair. That's what I am critiquing in this post.Charles T. Downeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14978821617871429169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5607352.post-1135698135660265412005-12-27T10:42:00.000-05:002005-12-27T10:42:00.000-05:00I think you guys are right on target with those as...I think you guys are right on target with those assessments. Those are REALLY good points, not to be ignored.<BR/><BR/>To be completely totally ridiculously fair, she didn't call it a Christmas album, only "Sacred Songs", but wearing the green satin dress and releasing it at this time is pretty obvious marketing ploy.<BR/><BR/>In her book, she talks about how she hired non-classical (hollywood) Princess Alpenrosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02745033267349506217noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5607352.post-1135647911009477572005-12-26T20:45:00.000-05:002005-12-26T20:45:00.000-05:00I don't know why would you be surprised at the wil...I don't know why would you be surprised at the wildly inappropriate choices of this Sacred special (I think Renay's lipsyncing parts alone were the final nail on the coffin of classical music); after all, the selection of the songs on Renay's album was such that I really expected Nessun Dorma or Renee's proclamined all time favourite, The Unchained Melody, to pop up at some point. However, La Akimon Azukihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18423660934565590684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5607352.post-1135646306355098412005-12-26T20:18:00.000-05:002005-12-26T20:18:00.000-05:00Sacred things all become Christmas. It's inevitabl...Sacred things all become Christmas. It's inevitable.Charles T. Downeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14978821617871429169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5607352.post-1135608850217450742005-12-26T09:54:00.000-05:002005-12-26T09:54:00.000-05:00Now *that's* very interesting and important for us...Now *that's* very interesting and important for us to know, Charles! Thanks for the little lesson. <BR/><BR/>Why do you think they (or she) sing(s) all that when it's not right for the season?Princess Alpenrosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02745033267349506217noreply@blogger.com