tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18540063.post4918930608655347211..comments2024-03-16T08:02:38.070-04:00Comments on wellsung.blogspot.com: Fine Arts Quartet at NASAlexhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15748408812275965064noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18540063.post-22760783122829146282009-11-11T12:06:35.855-05:002009-11-11T12:06:35.855-05:00Hey Will--
Heh...that production sounds great. I ...Hey Will--<br /><br />Heh...that production sounds great. I suppose the nice thing about Gotterdammerung is that you can go for some humor knowing that it won't affect the tone of the conclusion, since the audience has several hours to get over it. And really, you have to be a robot to play the Gibichung business entirely seriously...<br /><br />On the subject of Ring humor, I always remember this interesting but all over the place Stuttgart Ring on DVD (http://www.arkivmusic.com/classical/album.jsp?album_id=91028&album_group=2) where the Siegfried spends all of Siegfried in a poorly scrawled t-shirt that says "Siegfried". I mean, that kind of says it all, right?Alexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15748408812275965064noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18540063.post-72767784335179891202009-11-11T09:18:17.446-05:002009-11-11T09:18:17.446-05:00Hey, you boys are back! It's been a long time...Hey, you boys are back! It's been a long time since last May--for those of us who like to read you, you really should think about attending some summer performances! :-)<br /><br />Great review of the Gotterdammerung in DC.--many thanks. <br /><br />The one time I saw some real humor in Gotterdammerung was at Bayreuth in 1995, the production designed by the contemporary artist Rosalie and the director was Alfred Kirschner. He presented Siegfried as a big, strapping teen full of random energy and enthusiasm, running fast through the world in search of adventure. <br /><br />In this production the Gibichungs were very high style and had high thrones that were designed to extend their costumes so they looked like huge icons of themselves--very image-conscious and publicity driven. When Hagen announced Siegfried's approach, they all ran for their thrones and struck faux-imposing poses. Siegfried shot into the hall so fast that he was out the other side and off stage before he had time to stop. the three of them came down off the thrones with WTF? expressions but saw him coming back to investigate, immediately ran for the thrones and resumed their poses. Very funny, and also very right for the situation I thought.Willhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14279473113628377106noreply@blogger.com