Monday, June 14, 2010

Perfect description of the Ken Russell "Faust"

I have seen a lot of goofy interpretations of opera over the years. This production is the first to sink below the notorious Das-Rheingold-in-a-Steambath. How bad is it? Someone offered me the DVD and I refused it. If I had had a sword, I would have brandished it, singing, C'est une croix qui de l'enfer nous garde!
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  1. DiVicenzoJune 15, 2010 at 2:56 AM

    So, have you actually seen it???

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  2. KittyJune 15, 2010 at 5:41 AM

    Yup. Fast forwarded it on occasion. The Kermesse scene contains, I believe, at least one example of everything you don't want to do when staging an opera. I almost turned it off during that appalling le veau d'or with its slot machine eyes. Marguerite as a nun totally flap-doodled me, as did her little mime/sign routine about being married to God. YMMV, of course.

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