Oh man, I need to move to London! Or at least get there for each performance! L.A. Opera only has five (great) productions this year. Okay folks, send me your frequent flyer miles!!! 😁
I need only to to "Hansel und Gretel". The rest I am not interested in or have seen many times before. The standard here is world class with many international soloists and conductors but the repertoire is very safe. Norhing is being scheduled that is new to RO or remotely challenging, the Turnage piece being an exception. For those of us who have been going there for 40 years or more, we are starting to cast our eyes further afield for a wider variety of repertoire. In the last ten years I have been to CG twice, "Macbeth" and "Elektra": Vienna four times, Munich eight and Zurich twice. I know lockdown had a serious effect and many could argue with me but the management of the house has more than one tranche of the public to attract. I don't feel that it is doing this. I wish Jakob Hrusa every success - he has big boots to fill!
Yes there is a lot of filler here, Traviata again! Turandot again. But, there have been some new productions recently which have more than held their own, and that show intelligence in concept and execution. Klaus Guths Jenufa and Ted Huffmans Onegin were both excellent and deserve to be repeated soon, so that they don't look dated by the time they are finally revived, something that happens all too often. When something is well done it should be repeated, just not forever. There have been way too many attempts to stage Opera by directors who neither care about, nor even seem to like the material they are working with over the last decade and a half at Covent Garden. This is only my opinion of course.
The range of operas is relatively ok in the current climate, but the casts are not how this house used to cast these operas, even in - you would have to search the index of 'Opera' magazine to find many of these artists, even in the small roles. It's all very generic. I could be doing the singers a great disservice, but do I really want to see a Handel opera cast with a soprano who will follow this engagement with Trovatore and few of the rest of the cast would be remotely called a "Baroque specialist" despite a great conductor choice? I'll stick with his recording, thanks. There are a handful of singers in roles I would willingly pay the seat prices to hear but much of the rest is uninspiring. Not just ROH though....
@@Vino-bv5ic Most seem to be positive, Vino. Now l’m interested in YOUR answer and reasons why you are negative to this extensive display of talent and artistic endeavour.
@@lawrenceburness9611 it’s not the operas themselves to be presented. They are ok. What is cringeworthy is the horrible productions in which they will offer the operas. I’m so sick of the modernistic productions being done throughout the entire opera world. Does that answer your constantly offered questions?
@@davidstahl5707 Now that’s what you should have written in the first place David. We can understand where you are coming from, though many would disagree with you. (not sure why you wrote “constantly offered questions” when l’ve only EVER asked twice why people are negative).
Thank. You. For. The. Video. 🎉🎉
Oh man, I need to move to London! Or at least get there for each performance! L.A. Opera only has five (great) productions this year. Okay folks, send me your frequent flyer miles!!! 😁
Спасибо!
I need only to to "Hansel und Gretel". The rest I am not interested in or have seen many times before. The standard here is world class with many international soloists and conductors but the repertoire is very safe. Norhing is being scheduled that is new to RO or remotely challenging, the Turnage piece being an exception. For those of us who have been going there for 40 years or more, we are starting to cast our eyes further afield for a wider variety of repertoire. In the last ten years I have been to CG twice, "Macbeth" and "Elektra": Vienna four times, Munich eight and Zurich twice.
I know lockdown had a serious effect and many could argue with me but the management of the house has more than one tranche of the public to attract. I don't feel that it is doing this.
I wish Jakob Hrusa every success - he has big boots to fill!
Yes there is a lot of filler here, Traviata again! Turandot again. But, there have been some new productions recently which have more than held their own, and that show intelligence in concept and execution. Klaus Guths Jenufa and Ted Huffmans Onegin were both excellent and deserve to be repeated soon, so that they don't look dated by the time they are finally revived, something that happens all too often. When something is well done it should be repeated, just not forever. There have been way too many attempts to stage Opera by directors who neither care about, nor even seem to like the material they are working with over the last decade and a half at Covent Garden. This is only my opinion of course.
Pitty Eliška Weissová isn't singing in Jenůfa, Turandot or Walküre
The range of operas is relatively ok in the current climate, but the casts are not how this house used to cast these operas, even in - you would have to search the index of 'Opera' magazine to find many of these artists, even in the small roles. It's all very generic. I could be doing the singers a great disservice, but do I really want to see a Handel opera cast with a soprano who will follow this engagement with Trovatore and few of the rest of the cast would be remotely called a "Baroque specialist" despite a great conductor choice? I'll stick with his recording, thanks. There are a handful of singers in roles I would willingly pay the seat prices to hear but much of the rest is uninspiring. Not just ROH though....
Boring preview !!
How so? You must be an incredibly hard person to please. Have you always been negative? So how would you present the extensive preview?
@@lawrenceburness9611 Read some of the other comments !
@@Vino-bv5ic Most seem to be positive, Vino. Now l’m interested in YOUR answer and reasons why you are negative to this extensive display of talent and artistic endeavour.
@@lawrenceburness9611 The preview was banal...cliche-ridden. No originality.
Another cringeworthy season!
Why cringeworthy?
What is cringeworthy about it? Please explain how you’d present an extensive program.
@@lawrenceburness9611 it’s not the operas themselves to be presented. They are ok. What is cringeworthy is the horrible productions in which they will offer the operas. I’m so sick of the modernistic productions being done throughout the entire opera world. Does that answer your constantly offered questions?
@@davidstahl5707 Now that’s what you should have written in the first place David. We can understand where you are coming from, though many would disagree with you. (not sure why you wrote “constantly offered questions” when l’ve only EVER asked twice why people are negative).
Really? As I’m seeing a fair number of females stuck in corsets.