tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1658202452707400073.post5276664677435347269..comments2023-12-27T05:20:26.800-05:00Comments on BAM blog: In Context: Rameau maître à danserUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1658202452707400073.post-72792671875838548422019-11-15T00:38:40.866-05:002019-11-15T00:38:40.866-05:00Pretty! This was a really wonderful post. Thank yo...Pretty! This was a really wonderful post. Thank you for providing these details.<br /><a href="https://techtok.info/vac-was-failed-to-verify-the-game-session/" rel="nofollow">VAC Was Failed to Verify the Game Session</a><br /><a href="https://techtok.info/digital-tv-tuner-device-registration-application/" rel="nofollow">Digital TV Tuner Device Registration Application</a>Digital TV Tuner Device Registration Applicationhttps://techtok.info/digital-tv-tuner-device-registration-application/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1658202452707400073.post-34055667174410386802019-03-06T16:07:45.242-05:002019-03-06T16:07:45.242-05:00I went twice and would gladly have heard the progr...I went twice and would gladly have heard the program a third time. The two leads were some of the finest period singers and actors I've encountered and it was nice to see Bill Christie embrace some period elements in his stagings. Plenty of minor quibbles (please dance the dances, don't have the chorus mill around on stage), but overall an entrancing pair or rarities.JAGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03156349272481054952noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1658202452707400073.post-13945780198214204002019-03-04T14:11:28.906-05:002019-03-04T14:11:28.906-05:00Disappointing. I've seen Les Arts many times a...Disappointing. I've seen Les Arts many times at BAM over the years and have thoroughly enjoyed the performances...up until this one. Rather than repeat many of the critical comments mentioned above with which I agree, I'd like to add something which has not been mentioned above, that of the orchestral sound. Putting the orchestra way back on stage adversely affected the sound of this wonderful orchestra. The sound got lost in the proscenium causing the orchestra to sound muted or dull. Perhaps a better designed acoustic shell could have projected the sound forward and alleviated the problems. But why not put the orchestra in the pit as was done years ago when a fully staged opera was performed?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1658202452707400073.post-84939805216990035602019-03-04T01:15:30.196-05:002019-03-04T01:15:30.196-05:00Rameau's music is extremely beautiful and deli...Rameau's music is extremely beautiful and delicate, although not at all dramatic. These two pieces are sort of Pastoral-Ballet, with almost no plot at all, like a Watteau painting reincarnated into music. It seemed to me that the ability to appreciate and understand and truly enjoy this kind of art had waned much before the 19th century, maybe even at the middle of the 18th century, when these works were written and performed, of course, not to the general public. Behind these faux-shepherds and shepherdess one cannot avoid hearing the menacing drumroll of the coming revolution...<br />The orchestra played well but suffered from the too-wide-space of the BAM hall. Nevertheless I enjoyed the first violin's playing, the wonderful bassoon, the elegant continuo and irresistible musette, played by the great François Lazarevitch. I wished a better performance though from the principal oboe player. <br />The staging was OK. Daneman (an excellent singer!) doesn't have the vision and talent of, say, Benjamin Lazar, but she has grace and respect to the score. Dancers were really terrific, and the late Françoise Denieau choreography was pure and simple. Singers: most were good, especially the lovely Élodie Fonnard and the impressive Reinoud Van Mechelen. <br />All in all: we're happy (heureux!) we made it all the way from Philly. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09152917464954344404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1658202452707400073.post-63936328663761460152019-03-03T22:32:32.777-05:002019-03-03T22:32:32.777-05:00Not very interesting. Dancers were fabulous but I ...Not very interesting. Dancers were fabulous but I had to search for their names, and no bios! For better staging, dancing, and singing bring Boston Early Music Festival.MSFhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04638825405010088574noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1658202452707400073.post-86303422261237697892019-03-03T22:18:39.764-05:002019-03-03T22:18:39.764-05:00This was my first time coming to the opera and thi...This was my first time coming to the opera and this performance was very entertaining and enjoyable next time i will not sit in the balcony. I really enjoyed the show bravo.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1658202452707400073.post-47375346411174482562019-03-03T22:09:34.980-05:002019-03-03T22:09:34.980-05:00It was a lackluster performance; nothing in this w...It was a lackluster performance; nothing in this whole production justified the high price of the tickets.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1658202452707400073.post-29367809217071487342019-03-02T18:37:19.637-05:002019-03-02T18:37:19.637-05:00A few flashes of vintage Les Arts Florissants, but...A few flashes of vintage Les Arts Florissants, but overall, I was disappointed by the level of performance. Magali Léger, in particular, sounded strained, had intonation problems, and made for painful listening. None of the soloists, even the usually excellent Reinoud Van Mechelen, sounded at ease. The orchestra was below its best, with sometimes-sluggish ensemble playing, and out of tune oboes. The two one-act opera-ballets are not exactly Rameau's best work, and it would take a better performance than this to make up for the silly, inconsequential plots. The dancing, however, was better than the singing.<br /><br />Hope to see them back in one of their magnificent fully-staged productions, like Les Fêtes Vénitiennes a couple of years ago!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1658202452707400073.post-28439173672583528982019-03-02T12:38:15.707-05:002019-03-02T12:38:15.707-05:00Very disappointing dance & theatrical content....Very disappointing dance & theatrical content. Considering the richness of french baroque dance vocabulary and considering the fullness of previous Christie/Les Arts Florissants presentations, I was shocked by how underdeveloped & one dimensional this was. perhaps this should have been music concert offered with less pretension and less costly ticket prices. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1658202452707400073.post-905073415862674102019-03-02T11:52:42.154-05:002019-03-02T11:52:42.154-05:00Fluff of the first water. If you like your theatre...Fluff of the first water. If you like your theatre chock-a-block with toes that twinkle and plenty of periwinkle then this is the ticket for you. But if you love to listen to baroque music expertly performed, as I do, then it might behoove you to just stay home and listen to a recording; if you prefer to hear it live there are plenty of professional venues in town that offer terrific period music performances. Someone above bemoaned the "wonderful program" that lacked diversity and performers of color. Perhaps Mr. Christie couldn't find any "singers and dancers of color" who would willfully be a part of an endeavor so inane. Just for the record, I attended Les Arts Florissants' marvelous last appearance at BAM (Les Fetes venitiennes) and was deeply impressed with the entire production. But this is an eye-rollingly silly affair that assumes (probably because of Mr. Christie's reputation) that patrons with even half a brain would come away sufficiently moved or, at the very least, entertained, and they would be correct, for at the end there are the obligatory and predictable (and delirious) BAM ovations.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1658202452707400073.post-11841000330058589442019-03-02T10:20:54.033-05:002019-03-02T10:20:54.033-05:00In the past I have been often been thrilled by Mr....In the past I have been often been thrilled by Mr. Christie's concerts and operas. Some have been all time greatest musical experiences. Last night at BAM was pleasant, but that was all. I have to damn it with faint praise.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1658202452707400073.post-18535267002363572972019-03-02T06:55:20.600-05:002019-03-02T06:55:20.600-05:00I enjoyed the singing and dancing overall. The two...I enjoyed the singing and dancing overall. The two stories were a bit too much alike though, both cheerful tributes to LOVE. One darker piece might have made for a more interesting evening. But I was horribly embarrassed by the woman to my left, who booed loudly and yelled "Shame" at the curtain calls. Unless the production is completely inept, no one deserves that!magistramchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12047080285647304965noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1658202452707400073.post-5118287020714330782019-03-02T00:34:52.571-05:002019-03-02T00:34:52.571-05:00It was a wonderful program. But where was the dive...It was a wonderful program. But where was the diversity? Where were the singers and dancers of color? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1658202452707400073.post-60125171185513670592019-03-01T23:23:18.551-05:002019-03-01T23:23:18.551-05:00I enjoyed the performance but was initially wonder...I enjoyed the performance but was initially wondering when the actual dancing would start. It did, of course, but it took a while for me to become fully engaged with the program. Overall,the music was joyful and delightful to hear. Nevin Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10800684780596115667noreply@blogger.com