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sabotabbyOpera Atelier's production of Armide (Lully's, not Gluck's) was gorgeous. Like most of their productions, the music was beautiful but not mindblowing and the staging hit it out of the park. Did Atelier get a new set designer or something? Because it was just stunning. Their staging is generally cool but this was over-the-top lavish.
Very weird opera, incidentally, even by opera standards. They did a great job of capturing the period Orientalism (what? Muslim warrior magician lady summons up demons from Hell and defeats entire armies by being breathtakingly hot. Okaaaay, Baroque era, whatever you say), with this clash of visual styles that evokes European ideas about the Middle East. Also, mostly naked angels seducing the innocent Christian knight. I understand that Lully was an interesting character.
Anyway, it closes tomorrow and then the production's off to ZOMG Versailles.
Also, going out to the opera and having ice cream afterwards (and not puking it back up) made me actually feel normal, which was a nice change from yesterday. If I can manage a mobile, vomit-free afternoon at the Stop the Cuts rally tomorrow I'll have actually had half of a good weekend.
Very weird opera, incidentally, even by opera standards. They did a great job of capturing the period Orientalism (what? Muslim warrior magician lady summons up demons from Hell and defeats entire armies by being breathtakingly hot. Okaaaay, Baroque era, whatever you say), with this clash of visual styles that evokes European ideas about the Middle East. Also, mostly naked angels seducing the innocent Christian knight. I understand that Lully was an interesting character.
Anyway, it closes tomorrow and then the production's off to ZOMG Versailles.
Also, going out to the opera and having ice cream afterwards (and not puking it back up) made me actually feel normal, which was a nice change from yesterday. If I can manage a mobile, vomit-free afternoon at the Stop the Cuts rally tomorrow I'll have actually had half of a good weekend.
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Date: 2012-04-21 04:46 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2012-04-21 06:35 am (UTC)If perchance you end up still having any energy after the rally tomorrow and might be up for tea with mad scientists, let me know and we can arrange transportation (A&N's place is quite a walk down from Danforth, but Dianne has wheels and would be happy to pick you up).
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Date: 2012-04-21 06:43 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2012-04-25 01:13 am (UTC)