tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309362817539389132.post7742870304771856536..comments2024-03-24T08:18:33.058-04:00Comments on Conversations Over Chai: Trollflöjten (1975)Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309362817539389132.post-90123642045851480092013-12-24T17:11:39.377-05:002013-12-24T17:11:39.377-05:00:) I hope you like it, Madhu.:) I hope you like it, Madhu.Anu Warrierhttp://anuradhawarrier.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309362817539389132.post-5046631218794225742013-12-24T17:10:52.492-05:002013-12-24T17:10:52.492-05:00Harvey, how nice to see you back! :)
Yes, it doe...Harvey, how nice to see you back! :) <br /><br />Yes, it does have to do with Masonic rituals and traditions, but the story itself was set in Egypt - the libretto, I mean. And with typical Caucasian attitudes, the 'villain' Monostatos just happens to be a Moor. <br /><br />But such a beautiful opera, no?Anu Warrierhttp://anuradhawarrier.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309362817539389132.post-377209176829471282013-12-24T07:38:19.429-05:002013-12-24T07:38:19.429-05:00I saw this ages back and it left such a nice feeli...I saw this ages back and it left such a nice feeling behind. Love it. Should watch it once again.<br />BTW the setting of the original is not in Egypt, although Isis and Osiris are called upon. The background has much more to do with free mason traditions and rituals. Its a joy to see a young Håkan Hagegård play Papageno before he took heavier roles.harveynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309362817539389132.post-278319737225640532013-12-23T00:30:05.180-05:002013-12-23T00:30:05.180-05:00Thanks so much, Anu. Will bookmark it and (hopeful...Thanks so much, Anu. Will bookmark it and (hopefully) watch it soon.dustedoffnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309362817539389132.post-61933116983662180112013-12-22T01:14:40.693-05:002013-12-22T01:14:40.693-05:00:) Thanks, Madhu.
I haven't yet seen an Oper...:) Thanks, Madhu. <br /><br />I haven't yet seen an Opera live yet, either, but I have had the opportunity to listen to a lot of it, because S listens and he introduced me to many of the operas - audio, of course. This one, I have always liked, ever since I first watched it many, many years ago. Young A loves the aria by the Queen of the Night, and has watched the clip many times on YouTube, so we thought we should introduce him to the opera as well. So we all watched <i>Trollflöjten</i> recently. Perhaps one day, we will be able to see it live. One lives in hope. :) <br /><br />As for your watching it, it is available on YouTube. There are two versions - the first one that comes up doesn't have sub-titles.Anu Warrierhttp://anuradhawarrier.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309362817539389132.post-46284304931545557452013-12-22T00:04:25.721-05:002013-12-22T00:04:25.721-05:00Anu, I echo Shilpi. You've made my 'to wat...Anu, I echo Shilpi. You've made my 'to watch' list longer! (Incidentally, I like opera a lot too. I haven't ever seen it live, and I don't know too much about it, but what I <i>have</i> heard and seen clips of on Youtube, I've liked. In fact, just the other day, Bawa, Harvey and I had a <i>very</i> long - and for me educational - discussion on opera on Facebook. More specifically, about the tenors we really like. It began with me posting about Juan Diego Florez, and from there we went all the way to Caruso and Krauss and Pavarotti and Domingo and loads of other men, most of whom I'd never heard before. Bliss). <br /><br />I have to try and get my hands on this one.dustedoffnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309362817539389132.post-16400708696422750522013-12-20T09:28:23.774-05:002013-12-20T09:28:23.774-05:00:) Funnily enough, I feel the same way. I don'...:) Funnily enough, I feel the same way. I don't know when, if ever, I'll get the time to watch all the movies I want to watch, read all the books I want to read, listen to all the music I want to hear, see all the places I want to see...Anu Warrierhttp://anuradhawarrier.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309362817539389132.post-41399541698949402252013-12-20T09:15:01.421-05:002013-12-20T09:15:01.421-05:00Once again you have managed to evoke my interest. ...Once again you have managed to evoke my interest. Great, all you bloggers keep doing this and I will never get any work done. My 'to watch' list is getting longer and longer.Shilpi Bosenoreply@blogger.com