tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8060605.post2111476451768027906..comments2024-03-26T15:57:13.443+00:00Comments on On An Overgrown Path: A little less boy please ...Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8060605.post-1042637560301305252007-05-30T13:48:00.000+01:002007-05-30T13:48:00.000+01:00"Also, "Death in Venice" really isn't an opera for..."Also, "Death in Venice" really isn't an opera for ten-year-olds ..."<BR/><BR/>I recall that when the MET Opera last produced "Death in Venice", almost a decade ago, the attendence figures were about 55% (I believe). However, like Gluck's recent "Orfeo ed Euridice", the opera should, of course, still be regularly produced by the MET Opera; but perhaps (like the Gluck) for a smaller number of performances, or in a smaller, MET sponsored hall. (Of course, Britten's "Death in Venice" would appear to be a prime candidate for MET Opera television broadcasting -- as it was for the filmed Glyndebourne Production.)Garth Trinklhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11084463787729969177noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8060605.post-7548424698311671732007-05-29T21:42:00.000+01:002007-05-29T21:42:00.000+01:00Actually, the reviewer was harder on the productio...Actually, the reviewer was harder on the production of Verdi's "Macbeth" than "Death in Venice." His description of Ian Bostridge's terrible stage presence was fascinating news, and I completely agree with him that the opera can be a bit of a disaster without a really strong singing actor in the main role.<BR/><BR/>Also, "Death in Venice" really isn't an opera for ten-year-olds, not so much because of the homosexuality involved as the fact that the themes and subject matter are definitely for adults, and children would probably be bored to death.Civic Centerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12362422142667230626noreply@blogger.com