tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5998744234538946992.post6760837659103655218..comments2024-02-15T07:56:02.706+00:00Comments on Capriccio: Bieito's Carmen at ENOCapricciohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11066947469648187572noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5998744234538946992.post-52401776321671544492012-11-22T19:54:34.670+00:002012-11-22T19:54:34.670+00:00Yes, that is the opera of his that I was wavering ...Yes, that is the opera of his that I was wavering over when wrote that. It has a rather Capriccian* air actually - those muted colours, everything soft, refined, warm, polished, felicitous- the feeling of "lateness" is the same.<br /><br />Carmen is altogether more vital, immediate, earthy and energetic, though also beautifully wrought and coloured for vast swathes of its music. I wouldn't like to choose between the two. And remember I do like Verdi a great deal!<br /><br />*as in like Strauss' Capriccio, my namesake.Capricciohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11066947469648187572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5998744234538946992.post-72232077442449125862012-11-22T02:31:48.682+00:002012-11-22T02:31:48.682+00:00For these reasons, in purely musical terms I would...<i>For these reasons, in purely musical terms I would personally put it above any of Verdi's operas</i><br /><br />Wow...<br /><br />It doesn't come near <i>Falstaff</i> in my book.<br /><br />Oh well... <i>De gustibus non est disputandum</i> <br /><br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12254138622622583294noreply@blogger.com