tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5607352.post5258034545811870142..comments2024-03-25T16:51:04.370-05:00Comments on <a href="http://ionarts.blogspot.com/">Ionarts</a>: Jenůfa, Washington National OperaCharles T. Downeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14978821617871429169noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5607352.post-80343602341618306482007-05-25T11:33:00.000-05:002007-05-25T11:33:00.000-05:00AND- what's with very badly "acted" smoking in thi...AND- what's with very badly "acted" smoking in this production? Seems the cigars Steva was fumigating the stage with were real, I could actually smell them and he only looked vaguely uncomfortable doing that. But for the most part, the singers tried their best to timidly puff a tiny little puff while avoiding inhalation and looked ridiculous in the process. A cigarette dangling from the lips may Akimon Azukihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18423660934565590684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5607352.post-79364370148071191552007-05-25T10:51:00.000-05:002007-05-25T10:51:00.000-05:00I had a chance to see the opera yesterday night an...I had a chance to see the opera yesterday night and I share your reservations about the production. We were initially seated, like many of the Gen-O tickets, to the corner of the orchestra section, and either because the staging was badly adapted to Kennedy's stage, or because the production was designed to appeal solely to audience at the center of the orchestra, we missed everything that Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com