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Rameau: Not all opera in modern dress is Eurotrash but ......

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Posted on November 1, 2009 at 13:47:38
John C. - Aussie
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 .... unfortunately an awful lot is.

Venturing more into Baroque opera I have looked at some of the 2003 Paris Opera production of Rameau's last (unperformed in his lifetime) opera "Les Boreades". The modern dress is ok in this production and is relatively subdued although the weird hyperactive ballet dancing by the company La La La Human Steps is offputting. IU guess the company's name says it all.

The staging is sparce but fine and the singing very good backed up by William Christie & Les Arts Florissants so overall I would give this production a tick.

On reflection I find the worst Eurotrash are the productions that introduce extraneous and completely unecessary dress and props which are mightliy distracting for me. Althouigh I did like the BD of Handel's Julius Caesar, there seemed no point in having guns and pics of warships in the backdrop.

So each production needs examination on its merits but the trend to "modernise" (interpret as "shock") us with way out interpretations is getting a bit out of hand for me.

John

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Eurotrash blah blah blah. How many more times, O Lord, how many more times? We get it,, posted on November 2, 2009 at 18:52:09
tinear
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 John, Lord knows we do.
The outrage.
The scorn.
The inability to admire a new perspective.

"a new perspective", posted on November 2, 2009 at 20:04:14
Chris from Lafayette
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 You ARE being awfully charitable! :-)

Besides, if John didn't run in to it on every other Blu-Ray (or so it seems), he wouldn't be commenting on it so often.
Maybe it looks different upside down? :-) nt, posted on November 3, 2009 at 07:38:31
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 dfs

I See the Word Bandied About, But................, posted on November 2, 2009 at 16:33:36
Todd Krieger
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 What is "Eurotrash?"


Well, here's one definition, posted on November 2, 2009 at 20:20:18
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 (Link below)

"there seemed no point in having guns and pics of warships", posted on November 1, 2009 at 14:10:41
Chris from Lafayette
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 But we NEED backdrops of guns and warships so that a modern audience can comprehend it! :-)

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