tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1658202452707400073.post4767374556716996699..comments2023-12-27T05:20:26.800-05:00Comments on BAM blog: In Context: the loserUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1658202452707400073.post-35847372037448052472016-09-15T13:12:16.664-04:002016-09-15T13:12:16.664-04:00I was interested too, so I wiki'ed it. It orig...I was interested too, so I wiki'ed it. It originally (esp. late 18th/19th centuries) meant the setting of German poems to music. But, interestingly, it tends to refer to arrangements for piano + single singer. I've seen a lot of solo song cycles from the German Romantic era that I think must count as leider (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frauenliebe_und_-leben being a main example).<br /><br />Would be interesting to know to what extent Lang was basing his opera off this tradition.Farahnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1658202452707400073.post-3129068921261663152016-09-15T10:33:19.698-04:002016-09-15T10:33:19.698-04:00It was an excellent performance!It was an excellent performance!il professorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06995570619299569469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1658202452707400073.post-64266884940822803102016-09-15T10:32:53.039-04:002016-09-15T10:32:53.039-04:00Yes well said! Yes well said! il professorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06995570619299569469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1658202452707400073.post-58875280810953951882016-09-14T09:04:01.890-04:002016-09-14T09:04:01.890-04:00Logging out 3 days later? BAM needs a better webs...Logging out 3 days later? BAM needs a better website..Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1658202452707400073.post-53382656171218470472016-09-14T00:36:48.692-04:002016-09-14T00:36:48.692-04:00What is "modern leider?"What is "modern leider?"Interested partynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1658202452707400073.post-24501287916024475532016-09-12T11:38:52.614-04:002016-09-12T11:38:52.614-04:00Kind of wonderful to sit in the mezzanine and have...Kind of wonderful to sit in the mezzanine and have the performer at eye level. It increased depth of field upstage - the remembered pianist seems very, very far away, appropriately. I love the dreamy, anti-literal libretto. Mr. Gilfrey's clean interpretation is compelling. The music respects the narrative, and vice-versa. So, I like it a lot - don't think kids necessarily will, though. Lots of squirming in front of me..Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15623758071743411361noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1658202452707400073.post-18775130977256884832016-09-11T22:22:38.487-04:002016-09-11T22:22:38.487-04:00Wonderfully performed and a richly textured monolo...Wonderfully performed and a richly textured monologue. So much to think about that I could have sat through it again. The Piano at the end, Bach, was heartbreaking in the beauty and simplicity of the direction against the complexities of the characters. Loved it!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18261218356908144166noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1658202452707400073.post-46016728151784131302016-09-11T22:04:00.803-04:002016-09-11T22:04:00.803-04:00Since I didn't expect a miraculous "float...Since I didn't expect a miraculous "floating man" I wasn't surprised to find instead a miraculously talented singer/actor performing exquisitely and profoundly without pause and without a hitch for a full hours worth of wonderment and astonishment. The music was hauntingly beautiful and the entire afternoon had a dreamlike quality which the instrumentation only amplified. All in all, a profoundly beautiful work.arp46https://www.blogger.com/profile/16818907198426277511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1658202452707400073.post-23302452061630850942016-09-11T20:30:56.679-04:002016-09-11T20:30:56.679-04:00Very boring. Could be done more interesting, look...Very boring. Could be done more interesting, looks like no of a director jobAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1658202452707400073.post-69106310882555119772016-09-11T15:02:13.720-04:002016-09-11T15:02:13.720-04:00Very misleading, expected to see the performer eit...Very misleading, expected to see the performer either floating or at the least on a tightrope, as the picture showed. Lyrics OK, but the music was boring and monotonous. Not what I expected for the Next Wave.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17856505686091651981noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1658202452707400073.post-30155431091250724252016-09-11T13:15:08.217-04:002016-09-11T13:15:08.217-04:00The words of Bernhard were beautifully presented.....The words of Bernhard were beautifully presented...but sometimes music was trivial and the Bach at end while mirroring the end of novel a recording of Gould' s version should have been played...by having a "performer" doing a version misses the real point of the whole novel...<br />Thomas McGoniglehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05262994278231611143noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1658202452707400073.post-13148992953056140952016-09-11T11:34:59.854-04:002016-09-11T11:34:59.854-04:00We enjoyed the opera greatly. The whole show was s...We enjoyed the opera greatly. The whole show was stimulating and adventurous. The music and the singing were superb. Keep up the exciting and thought-provoking work. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1658202452707400073.post-40850406698100820532016-09-11T01:27:23.317-04:002016-09-11T01:27:23.317-04:00My first encounter with " modern leider&quo...My first encounter with " modern leider" .....a reinvention of that art form that bodes well for the future ..Stuarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05240485073938717146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1658202452707400073.post-59626576648776602192016-09-10T18:11:41.079-04:002016-09-10T18:11:41.079-04:00Extremely misleading promotional material.
Every ...Extremely misleading promotional material. <br />Every other show in the Festival features stills from the productions, so it's natural to assume this promo shot of a singer "flying" is a still as well.<br />Highly disappointed. Brian Mitchellnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1658202452707400073.post-91079886728345207992016-09-10T11:43:31.250-04:002016-09-10T11:43:31.250-04:00This staging is how "preaching to the choir&q...This staging is how "preaching to the choir" might look, I thought. For once, the nose-bleed seats were the best seats, I thought. Okay, inside jokes aside, let me tell you what I really thought: The opera required constant and very deep listening, which was sometimes challenging when the musicians overpowered Gilfry's normally clear, rich voice. The odd yet fascinating speech patterns added to the need to focus intently. Listening so deeply can be strenuous: my mind wanders for an instant, and I have lost a crucial thread in the narrative. Although I wanted to hear more of the story, an hour was enough just because of attention fatigue. Overall, the performance was compelling, and I want to read the novel as well. I began the summer participating in David Lang's world premier of "the public domain," so it was fitting that my first BAM 2016 Next Wave Festival event was another Lang production. I understand the comments about the misleading publicity photo. That is probably something to be mindful of in the future.CurlyVhttps://victoriabculture.com/2016/09/10/the-loser/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1658202452707400073.post-38446405228140028172016-09-10T10:06:20.837-04:002016-09-10T10:06:20.837-04:00Also agree about the promotional image being misle...Also agree about the promotional image being misleading -- I came into the performance with that image in my head and kept wondering if he was going to float off the platform somehow. But as usual David Lang's music was mesmerizing.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09745617113789399382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1658202452707400073.post-15419692192647449302016-09-10T05:49:30.250-04:002016-09-10T05:49:30.250-04:00100% correctly stated100% correctly statedAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1658202452707400073.post-14806640334521190002016-09-09T21:39:17.316-04:002016-09-09T21:39:17.316-04:00As music, as theatre, as opera, as performance, as...As music, as theatre, as opera, as performance, as stagecraft, as production: a loser. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1658202452707400073.post-4034022951531037892016-09-08T09:24:15.041-04:002016-09-08T09:24:15.041-04:00I agree with previous posts that the promotions fo...I agree with previous posts that the promotions for the show were misleading. The singer did a tremendous job, but the material was not engaging. The brief moment of poignancy at the end did not overcome the discomfort of sitting through the first 4/5 of the show.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1658202452707400073.post-71668128068471791992016-09-08T01:59:19.447-04:002016-09-08T01:59:19.447-04:00Misleading advance photo not a good idea. But the ...Misleading advance photo not a good idea. But the singer was superlative and charming. A prose libretto was surprising -rather like hearing someone singing a novel -we appreciated the originality and elegiac quality of the production.Warburg Realtor, NYChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02013792368396811723noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1658202452707400073.post-61501214838251035622016-09-07T21:25:23.970-04:002016-09-07T21:25:23.970-04:00Not what we expected entirely. The description sa...Not what we expected entirely. The description said "floating above the audience". The photo in the brochure looked surreal. Instead he was in an extremely unelegant box. Not profound. Not anything but boring. Feeling mislead. Music was good. He did a good job with the material. My husband fell asleep. I was disappointed. Thought we were seeing something unique. But no. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03947777713460136267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1658202452707400073.post-17920161261903081952016-09-07T13:49:16.997-04:002016-09-07T13:49:16.997-04:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com