and I wonder why there isn't any mention here of how pleasing music is when interpreted by brilliant choreography, by the physical representation of music through movement. The score of Adolphe Adam, though criticized by Wagner who was present on premiere night, is delightful (Wagner, reportedly, somewhat altered his criticism).
During the intermission, I wandered down to the orchestra pit and beheld the harpist busily working on tuning her harp: she said the Oregon winter weather was hell on the strings.
One thing is inarguable: live music is essential to the experience. I've attended other performances where budgetary considerations forced canned music and that effectively dampened a lot of energy.
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Topic - "Giselle:" fantastic ballet (saw the Portland [OR] performance this past Saturday) - tinear 14:50:29 03/05/12 (7)
- Some of the worst ballet music ever composed. - markrohr 14:42:14 03/06/12 (3)
- It must be the pits to be unable to see the dancers. But, hey, in these tough times, - tinear 08:47:59 03/07/12 (0)
- It IS bland - Chris from Lafayette 14:58:35 03/06/12 (1)
- Scrooge! - tinear 08:50:10 03/07/12 (0)
- But if you DO ever want a canned "Giselle". . . - Chris from Lafayette 16:56:36 03/05/12 (2)
- WTF! I just wasted several minutes watching that commercial of her primping. Not one ballet move. - tinear 07:56:53 03/06/12 (1)
- LOL! - thought you might want to see how she gets transformed. . . - Chris from Lafayette 08:10:00 03/06/12 (0)