tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22361479.post6127097203271375650..comments2024-03-16T06:23:29.917-07:00Comments on The Reverberate Hills; or The Apotheosis of the Narwhal: the imperfect WagneritePatrick J. Vazhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09279528648512493917noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22361479.post-10560684730026223652011-05-30T14:56:21.105-07:002011-05-30T14:56:21.105-07:00By Wagnerite standards I'm really not one of t...By Wagnerite standards I'm really not one of those people, and yeah, I wonder why no one at the Opera pointed out the error. It's difficult to see it as just misspeaking (or "miswriting") because it's basically the plot of Das Rheingold.<br /><br />Dystopia is what the opening of Siegfried is all about. I like your description of our Siegfried: yes, he ended as he began. As for Mime: it's the role.Patrick J. Vazhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09279528648512493917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22361479.post-75535617744804743232011-05-30T13:56:22.743-07:002011-05-30T13:56:22.743-07:00Of course you're one of "those" peop...Of course you're one of "those" people. That is a pretty major boo-boo you're pointing out, however. Zambello probably just got confused, but you'd think somebody at the opera company would have noticed the mistake and edited it for her.<br /><br />Liked your essay/review in the post below. It was an enjoyable production, even with all the dystopia. Nina Stemme is a goddess right now (even though she's been demoted to human in the opera) and she even made the overlong duet scene fabulous. I found Mime totally annoying and unconvincing, but maybe it's just the role itself. Morris as Siegfried was underpowered from both the orchestra and the balcony, but I ended up liking him since he still had the same pleasing, slightly underpowered voice five hours down the road, a total accomplishment. Loved Erda as Native American Jessye Norman, and the orange-jacketed Forest Bird was refreshing, as she's supposed to be.Civic Centerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12362422142667230626noreply@blogger.com