Comments on: 2011, Salzburg Festival, Nozze di Figaro

By: Jane

Jane — Fri, 12 Aug 2011 11:39:42 +0000

Bill, if you want a rough (and I mean rough!!) but rapid translation of those particular phrases, just go to google translate and put them in there – you will at least get the gist of what is being said.

By: Bill Palik

Bill Palik — Fri, 29 Jul 2011 19:48:55 +0000

Petra –
There is no hurry, and I know you are busy, so I’ll just break out my Deutsch-English dictionary. But you know me, pushy, pushy…

By: Petra

Petra — Fri, 29 Jul 2011 13:12:16 +0000

In reply to Bill Palik. I will translate as soon as possible - but it will take some time as I have a lot of work at the moment.

By: Bill Palik

Bill Palik — Fri, 29 Jul 2011 13:09:03 +0000

Petra,
Thanks for your little “snapshot” of Nozze – your description goes some distance in filling out the info provided by the photos of the production. Any chance of translating the bits of the reviews that pertain to Simon? Especially the one titled “Ein Strauss-Kahn der Opernbühne” and the paragraph beginning “Simon Keenlyside ist ein ausgewachsener Widerling von einem Grafen.” That paragraph seems very complimentary, as do most of the reviews from what I can glean with my rusty Deutsch…

By: Petra

Petra — Fri, 29 Jul 2011 07:40:33 +0000

Hi Marilyn
had seen the production before only on TV and only parts of it – did not like the conducting and staging and switched off.
Yes, it was fun to see Simon fumbling at his clothes all the time, always keen to kiss Susanna, then wiping his lips guiltily afterwards, always cleaning his hands with a hanky, rearranging his neckcloth (which was in times of “stress” too tight ;-)), with a nervous head movement (do not know how to describe it). But this Count was also very brutal – you can see it on some of the photos too. I was wondering if his Countess had been on the receiving end of some blows from him already …
But I was FULL OF ADMIRATION to see and hear him sing his aria in the 3rd act with the “second” Cherubino on his right shoulder at the beginning of the aria, then being pushed and kicked by him, or dragged around the stage on one leg by him …..and singing as if he would stand motionless … the audience exploded in applause, cheers and bravos afterwards. Amazing.

By: Marilyn Meeker

Marilyn Meeker — Thu, 28 Jul 2011 13:20:30 +0000

Thank you so much for getting these “night reviews” out so quickly, Petra . . . if you saw the performance last night, please share your impressions–had you seen this production in 2006 when first presented? Last night, I was at the summer encore of Don Carlo at the movies . . . such a magnificent opera . . . and so powerfully cast . . . I don’t think anyone can carry Posa as dramatically as Simon . . . his confrontation with Philip in Act II is one of the great scenes in opera, I think. Anyway, it would be so much fun to see Simon as the “neurotische Graf”!

By: Petra

Petra — Thu, 28 Jul 2011 08:15:46 +0000

In reply to Brigitte R..

Both corrections done – Ingolstadt AND radio – sorry, fogot to change all sites on which the date appeared – have tickets too 😉

By: Brigitte R.

Brigitte R. — Wed, 27 Jul 2011 12:55:35 +0000

Hello,
concerning the concert performance of Figaro in Ingolstadt: it’s 2.8., not 4.8. in Ingolstadt. Got tickets 🙂