. . . to watch the The Dude conduct (by memory no less!) the LA Phil in "Don Giovanni" at Disney Hall, with sets designed by the hall's architect, Frank Gehry. From the review in the LA Times (link below), it sounds as if there could be a fair number of Eurotrash elements in the production, but we're keeping an open mind. My wife has promised to write a review of it too - it's her favorite opera., but she hates Eurotrash productions as much as I do!
(Zerlina and Masetto in the LA production)
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Topic - Big B and I (and our wives) are off to LA tomorrow. . . - Chris from Lafayette 15:49:31 05/24/12 (20)
- welcome to LALA land. - hifitommy 06:19:18 05/25/12 (2)
- Thanks, Tommy! - Chris from Lafayette 20:23:06 05/28/12 (1)
- amoeba is daunting the first time - hifitommy 22:13:39 05/28/12 (0)
- RE: Big B and I (and our wives) are off to LA tomorrow. . . - Thornhill 18:13:25 05/24/12 (15)
- Here here, well said! Some Depends-wearer coins a term, "Eurotrash," and that - tinear 08:07:38 05/25/12 (3)
- RE: Here here, well said! Some Depends-wearer coins a term, "Eurotrash," and that - Chris from Lafayette 20:46:00 05/28/12 (2)
- I love the Valencia production. No, I do not think slavish imitation is enjoyable. Again, true - tinear 17:36:36 05/31/12 (1)
- The only slavish imitation going on is with these Eurotrash productions - Chris from Lafayette 23:27:07 05/31/12 (0)
- But there could be an infinite number of productions "with a 100% literal interpretation of the libretto" - Chris from Lafayette 21:15:26 05/24/12 (1)
- RE: But there could be an infinite number of productions "with a 100% literal interpretation of the libretto" - Thornhill 22:00:05 05/24/12 (0)
- On the other hand... - Brian Cheney 19:28:31 05/24/12 (8)
- RE: On the other hand... - Thornhill 20:06:06 05/24/12 (7)
- Not with you there.... - Brian Cheney 21:09:03 05/24/12 (6)
- RE: Not with you there.... - Thornhill 21:44:36 05/24/12 (5)
- Still not with you there.... - Brian Cheney 08:41:54 05/25/12 (4)
- Sounds like you should just buy a CD of some old stodgy performance and stay home. That will ensure you - tinear 17:25:34 05/27/12 (3)
- The variable is.... - Huh? 09:45:12 05/28/12 (0)
- No argument there! - Brian Cheney 19:07:14 05/27/12 (1)
- "Freebird!" nt - tinear 07:04:30 05/28/12 (0)
- Looks like we're in for a treat--or a treatment... - Brian Cheney 17:31:47 05/24/12 (0)