tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18540063.post116495736420358199..comments2024-03-16T08:02:38.070-04:00Comments on wellsung.blogspot.com: Don Carlo: A Solid 6Alexhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15748408812275965064noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18540063.post-1165620807270862612006-12-08T18:33:00.000-05:002006-12-08T18:33:00.000-05:00I....I just have to admit that I love all of Don C...I....I just have to admit that I love all of <I>Don Carlo(s)</I>. Act I through to Act V.<BR/><BR/>You philistines. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18540063.post-1165188481623805152006-12-03T18:28:00.000-05:002006-12-03T18:28:00.000-05:00Don Carlo has some of my favorite music (of course...Don Carlo has some of my favorite music (of course), but dammit... I give it more of a 4. It would be a 1 if it weren't for act 4. Seriously, Ella Giammai M'amo and the Inquisitor duet alone give a bonus point each.<BR/><BR/>Seems to me that D.C. is ripe for a 'best of' compilation. Wait, better still - why not take those great scenes and plop them into other operas, to really kick things up a notch? For instance, if you REALLY want to break the scale with Traviata, replace Germont with the Inquisitor! See if you can squeeze an "ella giammai" in there, somewhere while Violetta's dying. NOW we're talking!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18540063.post-1165129845029918212006-12-03T02:10:00.000-05:002006-12-03T02:10:00.000-05:00That thing looks like an Ewok crawling up his back...That thing looks like an Ewok crawling up his back.Alexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15748408812275965064noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18540063.post-1165005667937489212006-12-01T15:41:00.000-05:002006-12-01T15:41:00.000-05:00You know, I'd never made the E-coli connection, th...You know, I'd never made the E-coli connection, though Ebola did cross my mind.<BR/><BR/>Maybe I was protecting myself by imagining Botha's hair statement to be a wig. Jesus. That is tragicomic.Maury D'annatohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14136129943169313348noreply@blogger.com