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In Reply to: RE: Big B and I (and our wives) are off to LA tomorrow. . . posted by Thornhill on May 24, 2012 at 18:13:25
somehow is an argument.
The Valencia DVD is exciting, much as the opera itself was when first it appeared. Opera combines many art forms; to expect it to exist in amber would be to attract only second-rate artists comfortable with mimicry.
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I see that the term "Eurotrash" hits a bit uncomfortably close to the truth for you! By all means, enjoy your Valencia Ring DVD - I enjoy my Valencia "Götterdämmerung" blu-ray - especially when I remember to turn off the video! ;-) In your heart, you know I'm right!
No one expects opera to exist as mimicry in amber (in any case, a false characterization on your part) - but I do expect for producers to have a modicum of respect for the original creators, who are orders of magnitude more significant artists than the little worm Eurotrash producers of today!
(BTW, Next time, you'll want to say, "hear hear!" - which originated in the British parliament in the 18th century as a contraction of 'hear him, hear him'.)
p.s.: I'm hoping my wife can finish her review of the Dudamel/LA "Don Giovanni" by tomorrow night - I may provide my own commentary to her review too. Her post will be fair game for others here too! ;-)
artists justifiably cringe when they're expected to be predictable. Myself, I'd find an extravagant flop far more interesting than a safe success. The amber analogy is a perfect one, you protest too much.
You ever notice how many of today's Eurotrash productions use the same kind of "raincoat" costumes? Talk about predictable!
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