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Post Subject: My (unique) P.O.V.Posted by clarkjohnsen on: 9/7/2011
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Interesting discussion, guys. My own view on HT opera is simple: While the productions can often be extraordinary (the Barcelona Ring for instance) the singing can truly suck. For Wagner one must go back to the brilliant Keilberth and Krauss Bayreuth recordings of the early fifties. Or, before.
Still I can with considerable pleasure -- and even awe -- watch some of the videos. I believe there's a sort of synesthesia that sets in, whereby our enjoyment of visual participation convinces our ears that more music is happening than is actually the case.
Now a word about movies: In my Great Room with an 8 foot screen and JVC projector, they come to life as well as in the theatre. Last night we watched The Wind That Shakes the Barley and it made a terrific impact, aesthetically and sonically. (Fine, fine movie too.) But see, movies are conceived for the screen, which opera is not.
By the way, my Great Room's walls are lined with 78s -- which to my mind may well lend a sort of high-spirit contribution to the proceedings.
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