tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36075461.post1794440164129123980..comments2023-04-07T17:34:49.276+02:00Comments on PĂȘcheurs de perles: Carmen - Scala - Dec.4Extatichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12906819247524941384noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36075461.post-65687974014370166472009-12-09T00:40:11.867+01:002009-12-09T00:40:11.867+01:00Not yet... but soon...Not yet... but soon...Extatichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12906819247524941384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36075461.post-2870244837264130242009-12-09T00:39:34.184+01:002009-12-09T00:39:34.184+01:00I was there on 4 December for the Anteprima reserv...I was there on 4 December for the Anteprima reserved to Young People (by the way, please don't "read this as a general rehearsal opened to the public", because as far as I know the dress rehearsal had taken place a few days earlier...).<br /><br />I might not be as knowlegeable as Machart on opera, but I did enjoy the performance a lot (and it's not every day that you get the opportunity to go to the opera for 10euro). As a French-speaking expat in Milan, I find it really surprising that Machart had to cast such a bad judgment on the French diction - I found it perfectly acceptable...<br /><br />Emma Dante's vision of Carmen is very dynamic and I really liked Anita Rachvelishvili. The only minus note of the evening was Kaufmann's substitution...<br /><br />Have you watched Arte's retransmission?Hadriennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36075461.post-5810324996333966822009-12-09T00:37:48.585+01:002009-12-09T00:37:48.585+01:00Finally Machart was right. This was not the best C...Finally Machart was right. This was not the best Carmen and certainly it was one of the worst galas in La Scala.<br />Cheap but not chic operas that diminish the audience's interest in further performances in the legandary theatre.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com