The Merry Widow
Live From the Met in HD
We saw this production at a nearby theater last night, and it was stunning. Watching an opera filmed at the Met is certainly the next best thing to actually being in the opera house.
Renee Fleming was stunning in the role. She’ll be fifty-five in a couple of weeks, but still has a great voice. Unfortunately, the close-up shots reveal the telltale signs of age; which in this opera probably don’t matter. After all the widow is supposed to be a woman of mature years.
For me, the most interesting aspect of this production was the fact that the English translation was rendered in proper form - that is, the lines rhymed where they should. No mean feat, when translating lyrics from one language to another.
http://www.bam.org/opera/2014/the-met-live-in-hd-the-merry-widow
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