tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18540063.post3894175208522468870..comments2024-03-16T08:02:38.070-04:00Comments on wellsung.blogspot.com: New RheingoldAlexhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15748408812275965064noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18540063.post-56445350267993876852010-10-01T21:44:25.955-04:002010-10-01T21:44:25.955-04:00I was so smitten with Blythe in Rodelinda (and I ...I was so smitten with Blythe in Rodelinda (and I am not a big Handel fan) that I begged my brother to name his daughter Eduige. <br /><br />I'm kida looking forward to her Amneris. I love Blythe's Verdi. Her Mistress Quickly was a force of nature. And she sang a Requiem at Carnegie a few years ago that was so powerful and transporting that I've largely been able to repress the horrid flashbacks that emerge of Andrea Gruber's Libera Me.<br /> <br />Will Blythe ever sing Adalgisa? <br /><br />JoeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18540063.post-85156062654433543252010-10-01T12:48:11.252-04:002010-10-01T12:48:11.252-04:00She was so amazing in that Rodelinda...I seriously...She was so amazing in that Rodelinda...I seriously don't think I've ever liked watching a Handel opera more than watching her utter domination in that. Was talking with Maury D. recently about how we'd much rather get her in some other Handel at the Met than the Amneris on the schedule...Alexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15748408812275965064noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18540063.post-49846315496643035132010-09-30T19:39:27.807-04:002010-09-30T19:39:27.807-04:00I'm a closet Alberich fan. I know he's sup...I'm a closet Alberich fan. I know he's supposed to be evil and all, but the only character I have ever felt any sympathy with in Rheingold was Alberich in Scene 1. <br /><br />He loses me a bit when he opens his mining company, but I'm from Pennsylvania, and we have a long tradition of being suspicious of greedy coal barons. <br /><br />I can't wait to hear (and see) Stephanie Blythe, even if she wears a Mamie Eisenhower dress. I've been obsessed with her since she stole the show in Rodelinda a few years ago. <br /><br />JoeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18540063.post-40999691909729436742010-09-29T23:49:57.260-04:002010-09-29T23:49:57.260-04:00True that...I find it unsuccessful in interesting ...True that...I find it unsuccessful in interesting ways, as opposed to boring/offensive ways. And anyhow I suspect the Walkure is going to be a lot better. <br /><br />And just to reiterate, Eric Owens is really worth hearing. Not that I've seen THAT many Rheingolds, but he made me excited about Alberich in a new way. And that's money.Alexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15748408812275965064noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18540063.post-28096026376149778222010-09-29T23:25:55.624-04:002010-09-29T23:25:55.624-04:00I go next week. I am excited to hear Rheingold, s...I go next week. I am excited to hear Rheingold, see the new production, and if I get annoyed with the staging, I can always watch the orchestra as it works its magic.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com