tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17709835.post3623875537408706628..comments2024-01-17T00:20:07.761-08:00Comments on Not For Fun Only: Met Hamlet in HDAxel Feldheimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12517904558156089265noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17709835.post-90677733722869535042010-03-30T00:55:30.689-07:002010-03-30T00:55:30.689-07:00Even though it was very well played, Thomas's ...Even though it was very well played, Thomas's music for this opera is unexceptional. But I think the production still works because of the consistent tone of the staging & the charisma of Keenlyside's physical performance.<br /><br />Thanks for the link to Mr. Flórez in drag. I think it disturbs me because he is already rather pretty, so it's somehow not that funny or ribald to see him as a nun. The Met photo has already been noted by Parterre <a href="http://parterre.com/2010/02/22/mister-act/" rel="nofollow">here</a>. I'm sure he'll be wonderful in that opera.Axel Feldheimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12517904558156089265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17709835.post-44019277538760654102010-03-29T22:54:36.843-07:002010-03-29T22:54:36.843-07:00I tried to listen to the broadcast on Sat, but I f...I tried to listen to the broadcast on Sat, but I found it rather dull.<br /><br /><i>We also saw a disconcerting publicity photo of tenor Juan Diego Flórez in a nun's habit.</i><br /><br />That's the publicity shot for <i>Le Comte Ory</i>. I CAN'T wait until March 2011!<br /><br />You can see a younger Florez in the nun habit in this <a href="http://www2.deutschegrammophon.com/special/?ID=florez-comteory" rel="nofollow">earlier CD</a> recorded during the 2003 Rossini Festival in Pesaro.y2knoreply@blogger.com