I thought Hampson was getting a little long in the tooth to do this kind of thing, but he did well enough, if a little bellowed. I love Vargas.
The designs were nice by and large, save for that first dress in Traviata she wore looked like someone threw up coloured popcorn.
I read that Gelb doesn't want the opening gala structured around one or two singers anymore, but she was promised this before he came on board, so she got it. It was a little technically glitchy, you are right; I didn't hear the first few minutes of Susan Graham talking either, as well as the subtitles.
(And in Manon they misspelled wounded as wonded in one subtitle. Sheesh).
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Date: 2008-09-23 12:16 pm (UTC)The designs were nice by and large, save for that first dress in Traviata she wore looked like someone threw up coloured popcorn.
I read that Gelb doesn't want the opening gala structured around one or two singers anymore, but she was promised this before he came on board, so she got it. It was a little technically glitchy, you are right; I didn't hear the first few minutes of Susan Graham talking either, as well as the subtitles.
(And in Manon they misspelled wounded as wonded in one subtitle. Sheesh).