tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5607352.post1573416958068061107..comments2024-03-25T16:51:04.370-05:00Comments on <a href="http://ionarts.blogspot.com/">Ionarts</a>: 2008/2009 Season from Washington National OperaCharles T. Downeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14978821617871429169noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5607352.post-5322349716510893222008-01-17T12:23:00.000-05:002008-01-17T12:23:00.000-05:00I think the "realistic" part on the side of the WN...I think the "realistic" part on the side of the WNO admins was to give Turandot to Guleghina. Perfect match: short part, so even she can learn it, lots of loud high notes. What's not to like? I love the Oceanliner and am looking forward to this circus act most impatiently. Other than this and Peter Grimes (which Met is doing in their HD broadcasts series very soon, so not very good timing here), Akimon Azukihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18423660934565590684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5607352.post-27644990690399715632008-01-16T12:50:00.000-05:002008-01-16T12:50:00.000-05:00All true about Heliane. It is the job of the admin...All true about <EM>Heliane</EM>. It is the job of the administrators and the singers to be realistic, I know. I have the luxury of being able to dream.Charles T. Downeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14978821617871429169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5607352.post-81546810173086096972008-01-16T11:35:00.000-05:002008-01-16T11:35:00.000-05:00Given the rather disastrous reception to the conce...Given the rather disastrous reception to the concert version of Heliane in London last year, I don't think anyone is interested in mounting a staged version of this rather ludicrous opera.<BR/><BR/>Yes, Fleming does sing one of the arias quite beautifully, but I believe she has said in an interview that the whole role is too heavy for her. As indeed did parts of it appear too heavy for Racette inAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5607352.post-59260460538928393492008-01-16T10:34:00.000-05:002008-01-16T10:34:00.000-05:00Sorry, the word "stage" got left out inadvertently...Sorry, the word "stage" got left out inadvertently. This will be the first time she has performed Lucrezia on stage in the U.S.<BR/><BR/>I agree with you that the La Scala wags are hardly the only way to measure any singer's performance there. However, there is nothing I can see as "snotty" in what I wrote. La Fleming was indeed booed at La Scala, and no one who has heard her sing the arias from Charles T. Downeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14978821617871429169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5607352.post-4962699663649127042008-01-16T01:54:00.000-05:002008-01-16T01:54:00.000-05:00For the sake of accuracy... Fleming sang Lucrezia ...For the sake of accuracy... Fleming sang Lucrezia Borgia in a NY concert version well after the La Scala performances, and to considerable critical acclaim, as I recall. Indeed, the Scala performances were thenmselves very well received by the Italian Press. Of course, explaining that--and the broader context--would have required a great deal more subtlety and honesty than Ms Midgette is capable tustuprofhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13857939261291635448noreply@blogger.com