tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2513490720189435710.post4992267840495096309..comments2023-08-06T01:08:32.123-07:00Comments on ARIA SERIOUS?: About That Diet...San Diego Operahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10799108777587021394noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2513490720189435710.post-74475237970745530522008-10-18T13:56:00.000-07:002008-10-18T13:56:00.000-07:00...Make food, not war, ay? ;o)Somehow that reminds......Make food, not war, ay? ;o)<BR/>Somehow that reminds me of language confusion episodes I read about in various opera memoirs by artists from the earlier part of the 20th Century. Now that operas are usually given in their original language no matter where you are, I guess we won't hear much about performances where the tenor sings in German and the soprano in Italian (or how Flagstad started aAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2513490720189435710.post-39309322571135875302008-10-17T21:54:00.000-07:002008-10-17T21:54:00.000-07:00A stage manager friend told me that at her company...A stage manager friend told me that at her company, the stagehands thought the rousing chorus of warrior gypsies at the end of "Di quella pira" was really "Salami" and not "All'armi." <BR/><BR/>As for me, I always get hungry during Hansel and Gretel and Don Giovanni.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2513490720189435710.post-38052524941123745302008-10-17T11:19:00.000-07:002008-10-17T11:19:00.000-07:00Heh! I wonder if there aren't a few in the audienc...Heh! I wonder if there aren't a few in the audience that don't understand the language of the opera and end up making up their own libretto in their head as they watch ('cause perhaps they don't feel like dividing their attention between the surtitle and the singers?)... I can just imagine how that inner dialog would go if instead of a hungry audience, you have someone who's realizing in no Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com