I have boo’d at bastardized operas here in Los Angeles. They put folks in underpants, or minimize the staging, or add their own interpretations, even in Mozart. They set it up just right — you clap separately for the singers and then the stage director (or whatever he’s called). That’s when I booed.
My friend sings in the chorus. She said that people are HATING the ‘trendy’ stuff. But the PR folks told me ‘everybody LOVES it.’
well i hate the jived up junk...and dont consider it opera.
I have boo’d at bastardized operas here in Los Angeles.
I BOO’D THE “PARSIFAL” THEY DID HERE IN 2005, AND WHEN THE LA TIMES GAVE IT A GOOD REVIEW, I WENT BALLISTIC IN A LETTER TO THE EDITOR OF THE CALENDAR SECTION. (TO MY GREAT SURPRISE, THEY PRINTED IT.)
Some of the productions here at the LA Opera have been simply horrible; ultimately, we let our subscription lapse.
Yet “non ho amato mai tanto la vida.”