tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17709835.post4771015978195309211..comments2024-01-17T00:20:07.761-08:00Comments on Not For Fun Only: SFO: GötterdämmerungAxel Feldheimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12517904558156089265noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17709835.post-66260429025564918762011-06-14T12:29:25.675-07:002011-06-14T12:29:25.675-07:00David: Hmmm, Blogger lets me delete an entire comm...David: Hmmm, Blogger lets me delete an entire comment but not edit its contents. I suppose this is meant to keep us honest. My German was not good enough to recognize your typo, so I gave you the benefit of a doubt. Besides, I am loath to remove any of your ornate language from this blog.Axel Feldheimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12517904558156089265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17709835.post-55643914224621504602011-06-10T09:26:51.661-07:002011-06-10T09:26:51.661-07:00Yes, that was a typo on my part; if you can, pleas...Yes, that was a typo on my part; if you can, please locate that wayward 'n' and place it in its proper place withing my comment.David Lassonhttp://davidlasson.community.officelive.com/default.aspxnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17709835.post-5311025591045765392011-06-10T08:51:57.943-07:002011-06-10T08:51:57.943-07:00"Sternstude" is a new one, though I'..."Sternstude" is a new one, though I've seen "Sternstunde," a moment of greatness.Axel Feldheimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12517904558156089265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17709835.post-81386129526550172672011-06-09T21:57:34.184-07:002011-06-09T21:57:34.184-07:00As a consummate man of the theater, Wagner would h...As a consummate man of the theater, Wagner would have appreciated--indeed, counted on--that exalted communal psychic space that members of an audience inhabit during a great performance. Not only does this enrich the experience for themselves, but their shared engagement is somehow telegraphed back to the performers, which, in turn, encourages them to give even more. The resultant transfer of energy creates a kind of highly-charged feedback-loop that is a bit awkward to explain, but is unmistakably felt on those rare occasions when it does occur. The conductor Klaus Tennstedt referred to this phenomenon as a Sternstude; in Wagnerian terms, it's what's required to make any performed kunstwerk truly gesamt.David Lassonhttp://davidlasson.community.officelive.com/default.aspxnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17709835.post-28610098948501105342011-06-09T08:58:26.719-07:002011-06-09T08:58:26.719-07:00It was very special for me to share this experienc...It was very special for me to share this experience with such good company in standing room. & I think you are right that in years to come we will brag that we heard Nina's 1st Götterdämmerung Brünnhilde. I will have to come back to hear how she holds up. She certainly sounds ready for 3 Rings!Axel Feldheimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12517904558156089265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17709835.post-53833728965597191782011-06-08T21:01:03.315-07:002011-06-08T21:01:03.315-07:00"People tried to speak with me afterward, but..."People tried to speak with me afterward, but I was left inarticulate."<br /><br />As one of those people who tried to speak to you, let's just say that your reaction, which seemed to be Visibly Vibrating and Glowing with Music, was one of the most memorable parts of the day for me. Though I was completely absorbed throughout the whole performance, Wagner's music doesn't really speak to me the way some other composers do (Britten, Janacek, Mozart, Verdi, for instance). But it certainly spoke to YOU, and it was an honor standing at the same balcony rail for five-plus hours.<br /><br />And of course Nina Stemme was god, so there was that too.Civic Centerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12362422142667230626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17709835.post-39236121176055394182011-06-07T12:21:41.398-07:002011-06-07T12:21:41.398-07:00Yes, this is one of the most musically satisfying ...Yes, this is one of the most musically satisfying performances I have ever heard. People tried to speak with me afterward, but I was left inarticulate. My brief post does not do it justice. I really appreciated that everything was actually sung, which does not always happen at Bayreuth.<br /><br />I have yet to find much coherence in Zambello's concept. It seemed like she ran out of time, money or ideas at the end.<br /><br />But above all else, I really to want to hear this again. I plan to sit on that bench at up-coming performances myself!Axel Feldheimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12517904558156089265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17709835.post-28195585530971835502011-06-07T11:07:32.450-07:002011-06-07T11:07:32.450-07:00Yes.... I was there, sitting on a wee bench behin...Yes.... I was there, sitting on a wee bench behind you and "OT"..<br />I agree (for the most part) with you... in any "Ring" and particularly with Götterdämmerung...it how YOU are affected at the end.....and I am still reeling from all of it. This is my 7th "Ring" - (this includes two in Bayreuth) - and I can say wholeheartidly - the 2nd best I have ever seen. (First best was MY first - SFO's 1985 GLORIOUS and Traditional production.) But, I loved our 2011 one....the singing, the acting, the maestro, the music... this constitutes what a "Ring" SHOULD be. We are so lucky. If your readers can go - they should....<br /><br />♥ Robin ♥Robinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15247046205493711677noreply@blogger.com