tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543457325368639597.post2355509434987264595..comments2024-02-26T07:35:50.281-08:00Comments on the style saloniste: San Francisco Opera’s Triumphant and Dramatic Summer Season: ‘The Ring’ Cycle Returns to San FranciscoDiane Dorrans Saekshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02259292681678952448noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543457325368639597.post-86966567637598926312018-04-11T11:20:45.530-07:002018-04-11T11:20:45.530-07:00cynthia--thank you for your thoughtful now.
I tot...cynthia--thank you for your thoughtful now.<br /><br />I totally understand your thought process here.<br /><br />I agree with you...and at the same time I embrace this 'rethought' and 'newly produced' production...or series of four production.<br /><br />I've seen this co-production...the last time...and at no time did I feel 'this is modern for the sake of being 'modern'. It has freshness and originality and creativity...always within a Wagnerian context.<br /><br />Some years ago...opera companies knew they could not continue to present Wagner with the cliches. They knew they had to refresh it or it would die...of boredom or old age or dullness or lack of fresh air.<br /><br />I agree with that...this production brings fresh energy and delight and wit. Yes, wit and charm. It's 17 hours of performances...so it couldn't be all 'classic' Ring..<br /><br />And to note: some of the scenes in this production are very traditional...<br /><br />I've attended opera all over the world, and SFOpera is one of the top of the top. I hope you will see it this June. It's thrilling and at all times marvelously creative and engaging. I love classics, too...and this feels classic...and at once speaks of today and the future. all best--DIANEDiane Dorrans Saekshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02259292681678952448noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543457325368639597.post-8895042981016123442018-04-11T06:13:29.320-07:002018-04-11T06:13:29.320-07:00I'm quite sure it's a wonderful production...I'm quite sure it's a wonderful production. San Francisco really knows how to do opera. But I'm never a fan of contemporizing anything. Call me a cretin or hidebound traditionalist, but if I want to see something modern, I'll pick something modern. Period opera is wonderful for just that - being a period piece, with the sets and costumes according to the story it portrays. Somehow, I feel a little cheated without the "gravy" of the dressing up part, in addition to the marvelous music. And I know I'm not alone in this, but perhaps in the minority.Cynthia Lamberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09550592770287010816noreply@blogger.com