tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5607352.post6372649391644954006..comments2024-03-25T16:51:04.370-05:00Comments on <a href="http://ionarts.blogspot.com/">Ionarts</a>: Concerts from the Mariinsky TheaterCharles T. Downeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14978821617871429169noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5607352.post-89104575821021413752010-03-05T16:32:54.094-05:002010-03-05T16:32:54.094-05:00Hahaha -- I agree about the program, which was ind...Hahaha -- I agree about the program, which was indeed largely worthless. However, I am less inclined to blame this on Playbill than on the Mariinsky's notorious tendency to leave these kinds of decisions to the last minute. The program likely had to be printed before final decisions were made about some of the excerpts. Who is performing and what is being performed are susceptible to change Charles T. Downeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14978821617871429169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5607352.post-88471886559733827542010-03-05T15:50:01.370-05:002010-03-05T15:50:01.370-05:00Thursday performance was a blast, especially the M...Thursday performance was a blast, especially the Mazeppa bit, and Netrebko was SO sparkly, and sounding rich and focused. However, it needs to be said that the printed program was horrible: someone was told to copy the description of the operas' acts from another source, without bothering to check what was actually performed on stage that night. Having seen the Queen of Spades at the Met Akimon Azukihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18423660934565590684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5607352.post-12381237914516642872010-03-05T15:27:09.961-05:002010-03-05T15:27:09.961-05:00Thanks for your report about the Mariinsky concert...Thanks for your report about the Mariinsky concerts at the Kennedy Center. I can figure out that people would have liked to get the full performance of Iolanta... I was at the Netrebko's debut as Iolanta in Baden-Baden last summer and she was absolutely greatCarloshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13519033651140851117noreply@blogger.com