Wednesday, April 04, 2007
Pittsburgh Opera hits all the right notes on Mozart's Magic Flute
Pittsburgh City Paper: "The Opera's stage production does an excellent job of supporting the mythic and surreal elements of the libretto. Set on a stage rife with primary colors, a series of seven shifting doorways and enough shattered Grecian columns to repair the Parthenon, Danila Korogodsky's set is just right. Costumes, likewise, bring us further into the dream world with a mix of contemporary suits and ties, Romanesque flowing robes and even a multicolored patchwork quilt for our clowns and assorted harlequins."
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They were lucky to have a steady understudy. A roll like Queen of the Night, they really should never screw up with that. I am not sure about the author's comment about the Queen of the Night Aria being the best soprano aria, but it certainly is one of them. Too bad for the original singer, but these things happens all the time around the world's theaters.
The interesting thing about this review, is that it is in complete opposite of another review which I read in almost every way. I believe the other review I read said that the ensemble was weak and a younger group shouldn't be used for opera. Interesting to see different perspectives.
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