tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post1744993387466685479..comments2023-09-29T05:32:04.308-07:00Comments on StrangePegs: Aida (an opera review post)Andrew Leonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13964775673414653644noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-90384640679825223752016-12-04T14:03:47.215-08:002016-12-04T14:03:47.215-08:00TAS: Puccini review coming soon.TAS: Puccini review coming soon.Andrew Leonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13964775673414653644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-60799631033489532632016-12-04T14:03:28.274-08:002016-12-04T14:03:28.274-08:00Jenny: heh
I haven't seen that movie in a real...Jenny: heh<br />I haven't seen that movie in a really long time, so I don't quite know what that means. However, most people have never seen an opera, so that's not unexpected.Andrew Leonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13964775673414653644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-58855009233795474272016-12-04T14:01:47.669-08:002016-12-04T14:01:47.669-08:00Jeanne: Another one was better! Review soon.Jeanne: Another one was better! Review soon.Andrew Leonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13964775673414653644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-84244069066946101162016-12-04T14:00:02.688-08:002016-12-04T14:00:02.688-08:00Briane: Well, I agree with that; look at the cast ...Briane: Well, I agree with that; look at the cast of Hamilton, which I think is awesome.<br />However, I'm talking mainly about the background here, the people making up the chorus, basically. A more diverse cast there would have given the opera a better feel.Andrew Leonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13964775673414653644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-70054954572322291962016-12-04T05:49:47.714-08:002016-12-04T05:49:47.714-08:00I've always been lukewarm on Verdi. I prefer ...I've always been lukewarm on Verdi. I prefer Puccini.The Armchair Squidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13509001761075530940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-76659250591721489062016-12-03T22:04:38.075-08:002016-12-03T22:04:38.075-08:00I've never seen an opera. I guess that makes m...I've never seen an opera. I guess that makes me kind of like Julia Robert's character in Pretty Woman. (Only in that way.)Jenny Baranickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01279021611332864848noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-79159424576187622722016-12-02T15:37:59.479-08:002016-12-02T15:37:59.479-08:00All cats want to go to the opera to mehowl along.
...All cats want to go to the opera to mehowl along.<br /><br />Love,<br />JanieJanie Junebughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10573607241326291404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-8332671806694387052016-12-02T13:05:51.723-08:002016-12-02T13:05:51.723-08:00Maybe he really likes Aida.
The casting choices s...Maybe he really likes Aida.<br /><br />The casting choices sound so typical for productions, like there aren't enough roles for white people already. And this one suffered from poor direction as well. Maybe another one will be better.J E Oneilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09780097298061829471noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-67940201126816585922016-12-02T05:45:57.551-08:002016-12-02T05:45:57.551-08:00Your criticism of the casting is kind of what Holl...Your criticism of the casting is kind of what Hollywood has been facing recently, too, with movies set in Japan and Egypt featuring white people. So I went and read about it. Interesting article here:<br /><br />https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/style/wp/2015/10/16/talking-race-and-blackface-in-opera-the-long-version/?utm_term=.2f44ea37f30f<br /><br />The gist of their feelings seems to be that it's okay for white people to play black roles (or asian roles) if the intent is not to mock, and in part based on the idea that forcing people to only play their real race might limit people of color in the roles they can play.Brianehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01616494058636881575noreply@blogger.com