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litlover12) wrote2014-06-25 09:14 pm
litlover12) wrote2014-06-25 09:14 pm
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I got 99 problems, but Puccini ain't one
Puccini's little-seen opera La Rondine was being shown in movie theaters tonight. I couldn't go, but I managed to get hold of it on DVD. Oh my gosh, the music is GORGEOUS. (And the sets and costumes in this production are amazing -- all Art Deco and Tiffany glass backdrops and so forth.)
Apparently this is a "problem opera" or something -- supposed to be like a Viennese operetta and didn't quite manage it, didn't do well at its premiere, etc., etc. WhatEVER. If this is a "problem," I wish all my problems were just like it.
Apparently this is a "problem opera" or something -- supposed to be like a Viennese operetta and didn't quite manage it, didn't do well at its premiere, etc., etc. WhatEVER. If this is a "problem," I wish all my problems were just like it.