Thanks! Is anyone else going to be seeing this, besides me (and Ken from TX, of course)? I leave tomorrow and am seeing the performances on 5/3 and 5/5. ...
"The performances certainly dazzle. Top to bottom — literally from Cupid (Camille Zamora) descending from the sky on wires to Graham and Burden sinking into...
According to metmaniac <http://www.metmaniac.com/future.html> , the Met is doing at least two operas with Nathan Gunn in the 2007-2008 season: Romeo Et...
Did anyone else read Nathan's post regarding the made for tv opera about the Apollo 11 mission? It sounds fascinating. Does anyone have any more information...
I did read the post about the Apollo mission. All I know about it is what Mr. Gunn has told us. I'll keep my eyes out and perhaps do some Internet searching. I...
... I did read about that TV opera and it certainly seems intriguing. Maybe if someone wrote him and asked he might tell us more--he seems willing enough to ...
Correction to my previous post reviewing the Houston Poppea, which I really shouldn't have done off the top of my head :-): Frederica von Stade sang Ottavia,...
Thank you, Ken, for the fantastic review! After reading it, I almost feel like I was there. After seeing An American Tragedy I have become a big fan of Susan ...
(I held off on reading the other postings until I could post, so I apologize for any information duplicated here.) I saw L'Incoronazione di Poppea twice. I'm...
Ken, Thanks so much for the excellent write-up. I wish I'd thought of the Pillsbury biscuit comparison -- it did look exactly like that! I now wish I'd read...
Patrick, Thank you for the equally great review. That photo on the website is kind of small, so it was nice to get a good description of what was happening in...
Hi Elizabeth -- I think I mentioned that at the second performance of An American Tragedy, Speight Jenkins sat a few seats down from me, so don't give up hope...
You know, I actually keep half-forgetting that I'm seeing Gunn in Barbiere this fall, probably because it's just part of my subscription and requires no ...
Dear, dear Patrick, How wonderful that you are going to Bayreuth! And what operas are you going to hear? This note should also serve as notice that I have...
Rather belatedly, I would like to add that I fully agree with Elisabeth. I went opening night and as I recall, two other nights including the final one,...
Hi Clare, Personally, I think they need to revise Dr Atomic into an oratorio (much like El Nino by Adams & Sellars) but I fear the changes won't be that...
(This is going off topic, for those who care about such things.) Clare, So nice to hear from you and so sorry to hear about the shoulder! I hope your recovery...
Well, I know that it(Doctor Atomic) is being -- or has been-- revised, and the Met seems satisfied with that -- had they not been, they would have scheduled...
Thank you for the Mark Morris tip, and for looking out for me in Bayreuth. If you have a chance to do any touring of Bavaria on top of that part, do try to...
Patrick, how exciting that you are going to Bayreuth! I'm sure it will be a wonderful trip. I love Germany. OK I'm biased, I was born in Munich but Bavaria...
Hi Elizabeth, I saw the note on Gunn's website as well. I hope he has a relaxing time with his family; who can blame him. (But I'm just as glad I didn't have...
Thanks for the advice, Clare -- I'm hoping to take in some of Bavaria. It's taken me this long to get to Germany, who knows when I'll get back. Patrick ...
Patrick, From what I have been told, the made for tv opera that he is doing will be more about the life of Buzz Aldrin. I'm sure Nathan will post more on this...
Thanks for the update, Elizabeth. I was hopeful that the Prokofiev would end up on DVD, as Glyndebourne productions often do, but at least the other project is...
And if you have not been in Germany before, you will find it very different than what you get in the US -- even imported German beer, which is very different...
Actually, I've already had a co-worker from Ireland warn -- well, that's not quite the right word -- me about German beer. (And I figure my people are going to...
