tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5607352.post4226544170821223169..comments2024-03-25T16:51:04.370-05:00Comments on <a href="http://ionarts.blogspot.com/">Ionarts</a>: Abdrazakov Brothers Impress in Second CastCharles T. Downeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14978821617871429169noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5607352.post-40235060407791448132007-11-16T23:35:00.000-05:002007-11-16T23:35:00.000-05:00Zain, supertitles can make or break operas sometim...Zain, supertitles can make or break operas sometimes. If they are not timed correctly, they can ruin jokes. The worst is when a translation in the wrong tone causes an audience to laugh at inappropriate moments. It is something to which companies should pay careful attention, I agree.Charles T. Downeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14978821617871429169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5607352.post-41598434448754195132007-11-16T23:32:00.000-05:002007-11-16T23:32:00.000-05:00That was the cast I heard with my son at the Famil...That was the cast I heard with my son at the <A HREF="http://ionarts.blogspot.com/2007/11/family-look-in-don-giovanni.html" REL="nofollow">Family Look-In</A>, too, and I would generally agree with your thumbnail review.Charles T. Downeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14978821617871429169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5607352.post-65338773270393154312007-11-16T16:53:00.000-05:002007-11-16T16:53:00.000-05:00I only got to see the Young Artist (third) cast. ...I only got to see the Young Artist (third) cast. It was unfortunate because while most of them were very promising, they uniformly had voices too small for the hall. In the case of Donna Anna, there's nothing else to recommend the character except a voice that will carry the audience. Certainly not a bad performance but not ready for primetime either. Maybe I'll write a review when I catch upEvan Tuckerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04552209699238979904noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5607352.post-49062183482705565622007-11-16T11:21:00.000-05:002007-11-16T11:21:00.000-05:00Having seen the same performance, one thing I do h...Having seen the same performance, one thing I do have to note is that the supertitles were nothing short of atrocious. While I understand the desire to not project titles over repetitious parts, there were a good number of instances in which translations either too significant liberties, or were simply absent altogether. <BR/><BR/>Being very well versed in Don Giovanni, I was surprised that a lotZainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15120530249761686310noreply@blogger.com