Tag Archives: Mozart

Cosé¬ Fan Tutte from London – Mozart Reduced to Essentials

Many many years ago my father took me to a performance of Cosé¬ Fan Tutte.  The only thing I remember about that experience is that during the intermission I told my father how disgusting I found the behavior of Guglielmo and Ferrando.  They expect their sweethearts to be pure and true and faithful to them, while they are perfectly free to test them in this sneaky underhanded way.  Dad explained to me that one shouldn’t take operatic characters too seriously; just enjoy the music and the comic situations they get themselves into.  Good advice then, and very apt for the production from the Royal Opera House which I attended December 4, 2010. Continue reading »

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The Marriage of Figaro – An intimate production

Last month I had the privilege of attending a Grand Opera performance of Mozart’s  “perfect” opera, The Marriage of Figaro, performed by the San Francisco Opera at War Memorial Opera House.  I was one 3,000 or so present, and I enjoyed it tremendously.  If you’d like to read my review, click here. Continue reading »

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Figaro – You Walk out Humming and Chuckling

I have only one complaint about this opera.  It’s not with story which is delightful.  It’s not with the music which is perfection.  It’s not with the title which is descriptive.  It’s not with the San Francisco Opera Production I attended last Saturday which was super-excellent.  No, my complaint is with Pierre Beaumarchais for using the same characters in his two plays that were the bases for Rossini’s The Barber of Seville and Mozart’s The Marriage of Figaro. Continue reading »

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Cosa Fan Tutte & Don Giovanni Review – Mozart takes a hit

Going to an Emerging Pictures’ European HD performance is frequently an adventure. Some of the European theaters and directors can do strange things to an opera. Continue reading »

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Cosé¬ Fan Tutte

Cosé¬ Fan Tutte
Mozart
Performed at the Salzburg Festival, Austria
Conducted by Adam Fischer
Directed by Claus Guth
Starring Miah Persson and Isabel Leonard
HD at Camera 7 Pruneyard, Campbell, CA
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Magic Flute

Trivia Question:  The earliest performance of The Magic Flute listed in the Met’s Archives section was in 1900.  What language was it sung in? Continue reading »

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