tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3945617498931865703.post8613621884615506805..comments2023-10-24T18:17:38.002+08:00Comments on <center>THE MAD SCENE<br>opera, musicals, classical music in Singapore</center>: SLO Carmen in Review (21 Jan 2011)Stevenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09547241358507263434noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3945617498931865703.post-55696545204117761892011-01-31T14:32:54.873+08:002011-01-31T14:32:54.873+08:00I am a great fan of Lee Jae Wook. However it seems...I am a great fan of Lee Jae Wook. However it seems that of recent in singing heavier roles he<br />has lost some of the beautiful lyrical quality he previously had.So the tender duet with Micaela was not as touching as he may have previously sung it. I hope he can balance both<br />the lyrical and dramatic qualities of his voice.<br />He is an oustanding singer .Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3945617498931865703.post-1696452109686551562011-01-25T22:15:05.996+08:002011-01-25T22:15:05.996+08:00something i sent to a friend, sorry it is in chine...something i sent to a friend, sorry it is in chinese:<br /><br />那位卡门,声音不够圆,很没立体感,只唱出了音符,声音里面都没灵魂的。<br /><br />既然要演卡门,那多多少少也要学点吉普赛舞步吧?这对演唱者的肢体语言会有很多帮助的。我昨晚看到的卡门,只是会左右摇摆的女郎,一点吉普赛的味道,轻浮不羁,都表现不出来。那场勾引唐荷西的那场戏,只在地上滚动。。。表现得太lame了。。。白白浪费了一场好戏。<br /><br />至于唐荷西,他的声音真的很迷人。尤其他在歇斯底里地唱出咏叹调时,声音饱满得惊人。但是在最后那几首,高音时明显听出他的声音沙哑。。。好像这个角色对他来说是重负荷。。。这样唱下去,对喉咙伤害会很大吧。<br /><br />那位斗牛士,也是,有声音,没神韵。他是Bass-Baritone,唱这个high Baritone的角色,在唱高音时,声音明显的有弱掉。他前面几幕的服装更惨不忍睹。什么时候西班牙斗牛士穿得像马来勇士汉都亚一样,拿着短剑在对打?还好最后一幕,他的经典服饰才有上场。<br /><br />整体来说,这是一部没有亮点的卡门。主角出来时,完全不亮演,抓不住观众的目光。以前我说看过的卡门,就算只讲话,肢体里还透着轻浮。但这个卡门,就只会站在那里,一板一眼的把台词说完。。。好没瘾。。。<br /><br />DavidsonAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3945617498931865703.post-36057707538857667922011-01-25T00:42:12.494+08:002011-01-25T00:42:12.494+08:00i thought this was a top class carmen all round - ...i thought this was a top class carmen all round - singing, conducting, and the production too. the finale worked for me - there's basis in the text: e.g. jamais Carmen ne cedera, libre elle est nee et libre elle mourra, she knows she will die and she prefers death (and freedom). there's a beautiful inevitability in the treatment from the director. besides all the tension you need is in the music.<br /><br />the escamillio for me was a little too youthful in voice and struggled in the top notes, while don jose seems to be picking up nancy yuen's trademark 'two-step' when attacking exposed parts (and there are so many of them!). but that's just quibbling - terrific performance all round, especially the chorus i think.<br /><br />cxAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3945617498931865703.post-20588153704464896112011-01-24T16:35:15.551+08:002011-01-24T16:35:15.551+08:00I just read some reviews on this SLO's Carmen ...I just read some reviews on this SLO's Carmen and I think I am changing my mind to watch this. The Act 4 Ending should remains a showdown. That was the essence of the original.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3945617498931865703.post-694604102816557612011-01-24T14:49:55.526+08:002011-01-24T14:49:55.526+08:00I much preferred the 2002 production of Carmen tha...I much preferred the 2002 production of Carmen than SLO did. It was on a much smaller scale with hardly the set it had this time but I thought it had a better cast and much better direction.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3945617498931865703.post-83315145621065652022011-01-24T00:00:34.962+08:002011-01-24T00:00:34.962+08:00i'm one of those that hated the act 4 ending. ...i'm one of those that hated the act 4 ending. it's like a concert performance with the two leads singing towards the audience.......it's sorely lacking in dramatic tension and it's very disappointing!!<br /><br />lykAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3945617498931865703.post-74572610372172254992011-01-23T18:16:42.146+08:002011-01-23T18:16:42.146+08:00sounds like an great castsounds like an great castPraying Mantishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09755986463485014384noreply@blogger.com