tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-751335156965060433.post7396770385798995462..comments2023-10-03T08:54:50.508-04:00Comments on Bri Ribaj: Verdi on High Definition?B.R.http://www.blogger.com/profile/00224691839509403692noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-751335156965060433.post-19882106424741282652009-02-16T13:35:00.000-05:002009-02-16T13:35:00.000-05:00There's something great about the immediate power ...There's something great about the immediate power of a live Verdi opera. I would, however, watch it on the big screen, too.Nickihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14051360996540758952noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-751335156965060433.post-72364709877012717642009-02-16T13:33:00.000-05:002009-02-16T13:33:00.000-05:00I suppose it's too costly to put on a Verdi produc...I suppose it's too costly to put on a Verdi production. But then again most things of value are costly.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-751335156965060433.post-45831630986461057552009-02-16T08:39:00.000-05:002009-02-16T08:39:00.000-05:00I was lucky enough to see Nabucco live while on a ...I was lucky enough to see Nabucco live while on a trip in Germany.... simply phenomenal. It is indeed "something that the language cannot adequately contain or explain"aflohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14971950674083622421noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-751335156965060433.post-2140572674823943292009-02-15T23:05:00.000-05:002009-02-15T23:05:00.000-05:00It's not just music, it's Verdi.For everything els...It's not just music, it's Verdi.<BR/>For everything else, there's Mozart. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-751335156965060433.post-61330215214500664842009-02-15T22:49:00.000-05:002009-02-15T22:49:00.000-05:00I need to revisit Verdi.Good opener.I need to revisit Verdi.<BR/><BR/>Good opener.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-751335156965060433.post-13209437489987120232009-02-15T19:20:00.000-05:002009-02-15T19:20:00.000-05:00I've always maintained that what makes Verdi relev...I've always maintained that what makes Verdi relevant and musically and historically significant is how much he means to Italians and Europeans politically and intellectually as well.<BR/><BR/>I'd prefer La Scala but I'd never say NO to a Verdi show. I couldn't. <BR/><BR/>I noticed a while back that you reviewed Anna Netrebko. Have you seen her live?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-751335156965060433.post-47542595325256640282009-02-15T18:22:00.000-05:002009-02-15T18:22:00.000-05:00"Experientially, I have always 'gotten' his work. ..."Experientially, I have always 'gotten' his work. Now it's cognition's turn to catch up."<BR/><BR/>I also like.<BR/><BR/>Verdi needs to get more attention on US opera stages. For some reason, Puccini is more ubiquitous. Or maybe I just like Verdi too much. Who knows. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-751335156965060433.post-49396127265357800442009-02-15T17:36:00.000-05:002009-02-15T17:36:00.000-05:00The tone of Nabucco is especialy political having ...The tone of Nabucco is especialy political having in mind Italy in its pre-unification state.<BR/>A fabulous operatic contribution, no doubt.<BR/>I also think of someone with the ability for comprehensive thought when I think of Verdi. He didn't just get music, he got the importance of meshing political/cultural context with his own musical/creative vision.<BR/>Wagner would say a Totalkunstwerk, I'd say, well, genius. And in light of Romanticism, 'genius' is the only, 'right' word to use!<BR/>Love Verdi!<BR/>Like you, I simply have to.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-751335156965060433.post-5127530705232114472009-02-15T17:17:00.000-05:002009-02-15T17:17:00.000-05:00Verdi is a great example of Romanticism and the fe...Verdi is a great example of Romanticism and the fervor for freedom and independence in Europe. He, in a way, and acc. to me, is Italy's answer to Germany's Beethoven.<BR/>Even Wagner, perhaps.<BR/>"Experientially, I have always 'gotten' his work. Now it's cognition's turn to catch up.<BR/>I liked that.<BR/><BR/>I'd also see him on a gigantic screen.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com