tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11740192.post4559696935199020062..comments2023-10-19T05:46:55.967-05:00Comments on Free Flow: Ba LohemeA Girl From Texashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02852542698140658490noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11740192.post-75607843136369590612008-04-18T19:48:00.000-05:002008-04-18T19:48:00.000-05:00"During the 4th act, this woman proceeded to eat a..."During the 4th act, this woman proceeded to eat a pear." I had to read this sentence twice.Timmyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09731636833824369869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11740192.post-22635866933654436352008-04-18T09:55:00.000-05:002008-04-18T09:55:00.000-05:00GrazieGrazieA Girl From Texashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02852542698140658490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11740192.post-60924726625642620822008-04-18T09:16:00.000-05:002008-04-18T09:16:00.000-05:00OMG how very sad! You must IMMEDIATELY play the T...OMG how very sad! You must IMMEDIATELY play the Toscanini recording to bring back the magic. Do this immediately! What an awful experience. I am surprised you didn't cry at the end of the opera just because of your bad experience. <BR/><BR/>A couple of weeks ago, I saw the Met Simulcast of La Boheme and it was excellent. Angela Gheorghiu played Mimi...a bit more coquettishly than I am used to, but I really liked her performance, and yes, there was weeping at the end when Mimi died (guilty). I felt like Muzetta (Ainhoa Arteta?) stole the show during Act II. I absolutely loved the young Italian conductor, Nicola Luisotti, who, when asked how he kept a perenial favorite like La Boheme fresh, responded "I sleep with the orchestra" ...of course he meant to say "I seduce the orchestra." Most charming! Anyway, my prescription is to listen to that wonderful Toscanini recording to get the bad memories from your head. Corragio!SunWolfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16838964085552765336noreply@blogger.com