PS Un “blogger” non è un oracolo e commette inevitabilmente errori (il minimo possibile..). Ricevo spesso “correzioni” non sempre fondamentali e non sempre precise. Così come io mi sottopongo al giudizio altrui con nome e cognome così chi vorrà avere la bontà di segnalarmi eventuali errori o imprecisioni dovrà farlo unicamente mandando un commento: a ognuno la propria responsabilità. In base alla nuova normativa chi si fosse iscritto e desidera de-iscriversi è sufficiente che mi invii un messaggio e-mail..

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In the disheartening landscape of the operas of Bolong’s comunale  this is the only opportunity for not listening to the usual, boring set of operas repeated a thousand times. A double bill with a combination that is difficult to understand, except to underline Danielle De Niese’s performance. I still have in my eyes the magnificent performance and set design of the Dido and Aeneas of the Berlin Staatsoper in 2012, an absolutely exceptional show. Unfortunately, this performance is not even remotely related because of a poor and – according to the director’s intention – imaginative scenography (meaning that you have to imagine it…). All this is resolved in a series of scrolling panels and some performances by the corps de ballet that in no way solves the problem of the work.  Dido and Aeneas is not even a typical Baroque opera, being only a series of a few arias without recitatives. Only a direction of the highest quality can make up for the lack of music, but this is certainly not the case with the Bolognese mise-en-scène, where the witch is even dressed up with a breast top (a witch like a “mannequin”?). The voices were good and especially Franco Salvadori’s Aeneas, while Danielle de Niese’s Dido was dull. A round of applause for Mariam Battistielli’s Belinda. Orchestra at acceptable levels. A different story for Die sieben Todsünde. The opera (if it can be called that) is in fact a sort of high-level musical and the director has done well to accentuate its character. A dazzling scenography, full of sparkling costumes and with a gesture of the various scenes perfectly adhering to the meaning of the text. The corps de ballet was very good and was able to express with its physicality the topics that gradually followed. An enjoyable show with the voice of Danielle de Niese in the foreground who in this case significantly improved the performance as Dido. The orchestra did well and was a remarkable success with a decidedly large audience.

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PS  Vorrei ringraziare tutti coloro che inseriscono commenti  ai posts utilizzando l’opzione “Lascia un commento”  (o “commenti” se ne sono già stati inseriti) prevista nella sezione sinistra (o prima del testo per schermi ridotti come i tablets) dei posts stessi affinchè tutti possano leggerli.  Il dibattito è sempre interessante per tutti…..grazie (è indispensabile lasciare nome e cognome – i commenti anonimi non saranno pubblicati)!!