I got 99 problems, but Puccini ain't one

[litlover12]

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.

Comments

[ever-maedhros.livejournal.com]

Oh my oh my, you're right. EVERYTHING is stunning. Wow. :)

[msantimacassar.livejournal.com]

After your fabulous recommendation of Onegin, I'm putting this high on my list! :) Those sets are indeed exquisite!! *_*

[modernelegance.livejournal.com]

So beautiful! I never realized an opera could be in more modern settings! (Not that they "couldn't' but for the sake of tradition they just aren't.)