tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5607352.post3624019089282261651..comments2024-03-25T16:51:04.370-05:00Comments on <a href="http://ionarts.blogspot.com/">Ionarts</a>: Summer Opera: Wolf Trap's 'Ulysses' Beyond ThunderdomeCharles T. Downeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14978821617871429169noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5607352.post-27525422515231021742009-07-27T22:50:33.424-05:002009-07-27T22:50:33.424-05:00It was nice to finally meet both of you there! It ...It was nice to finally meet both of you there! It was great that Wolf Trap mounted the opera, to be sure, and it was a very enjoyable evening, even with a few complaints.<br /><br />The structure of the opera always offers new revelations, doesn't it? William Christie made a point about how Monteverdi gives a different vocal characterization to the deities, and that really stuck in my ear Charles T. Downeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14978821617871429169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5607352.post-77426922701076882262009-07-27T21:35:17.973-05:002009-07-27T21:35:17.973-05:00That giant eye was very freaky and I totally expec...That giant eye was very freaky and I totally expected a razor to come out and slash it!!!<br />Great evening overall though...Akimon Azukihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18423660934565590684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5607352.post-55936696729521625352009-07-27T21:25:28.340-05:002009-07-27T21:25:28.340-05:00Awww... we were taking bets about whether you'...Awww... we were taking bets about whether you'd comment on the <a href="http://punditkitchen.files.wordpress.com/2009/07/political-pictures-queen-elizabeth-ii-bling-rapper.jpg?w=450&h=536" rel="nofollow">over the top suitors</a>, and I guess I lost!<br /><br />For what it's worth, I was fascinated by the structure of the opera. The "traditional" rigid Varunhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14358032717623431837noreply@blogger.com