|
Audio Asylum Thread Printer Get a view of an entire thread on one page |
For Sale Ads |
100.40.114.211
In Reply to: RE: Curious. Do Lola Astanova's pics/videos work? Does she sell a lotta recordings and sell out performances? nt posted by Rick W on April 28, 2021 at 08:38:45
I can't remember who I heard this about, some female pop singer of the past--I am not saying I recall it was Laura Branigan or Pat Benatar, but rather, one of that ilk, and of that vintage--that when the money was running short, a few private corporate gigs in Asia refilled the coffers.
Dunno if Lola is in that tier.
john
Follow Ups:
I know many of them can got upwards of 250,000 for one show back in the 2000-2010 period when I was working with a few of them. I suspect there aren't a lot of corporate gigs for classical artists. But I have no doubt just about anyone would jump at the money.
She and Gergiev and some Russian orchestra (forgot which one - I don't think it was the Kirov) would go to your house and perform the Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto (No. 1). But you had to supply the venue, the piano, and I forget what else. You probably got to "mingle" with her afterwards. IIRC, some oil guy in Texas bought this "item" from the catalog.
Neiman-Marcus after all, so I would certainly hope so! :-)
. . . he SMELLS like a homeless person? ;-)
I heard that Gergiev was being considered for the chief conductorship of the Concertgebouw Orchestra (Gatti has been out for a couple of years now), but, because he's a friend of Putin, too many listeners in The Netherlands would be offended. After all, if he's a friend of Putin, that means he doesn't share THEIR values! (Somehow, that didn't seem to bother the LSO or the Munich PO. Maybe those orchestras were just happy to find a conductor who keeps his hands to himself!)
nt
Gergiev of course has made a lot of recordings and videos (some live), so I guess each of us can decide for ourselves if he stunk. Myself, I would hardly put him in the "stunk" category, even though he has come out with a "stinker" recording every now and then (but also some pretty sublime recordings too). Again, I doubt he would have been hired with the LSO and with the Munich PO if he really stunk - but I guess one never knows! ;-)
nt
It gets into clothes too.
A couple of guys Iknew had Tuxes/Tails
that reeked even after dry cleaning.
You could stand those clothes in a corner,
no problem!
(Said with pinkie lifted off teacup handle)
...and, lest anyone accuse me of Cultural Appropriation (and, by an Ivy Leaguer, no less), I can truthfully say that in the environs of the Federal Housing Project where my parents were living when I was born... that insults as to Personal Hygiene often foreshadowed insults as to Homosexuality or Incest, in a rising crescendo, leading up to Insultin' Yo Mama.
As in, "Yo mama swims out to meet Troop Ships."
EXCEPT, in my little area, the insults were called "Sounds," and the process called "Sounding."
The onlookers would say "Soouund!" after a particularly zesty insult.
So, let the Sounding continue, because it has started well.
"Gergiev dreams of sharing sauna and vodka with Putin!"
"Soouund!"
jm
FAQ |
Post a Message! |
Forgot Password? |
|
||||||||||||||
|
This post is made possible by the generous support of people like you and our sponsors: