James Tobin wrote:

> 'Eurotrash.' The delight/loathing part was a second act set in a modern
> exercise salon, with dozens of brightly clad young women on exercycles.
> The production in the other acts was rugged/traditional.

What a wonderful experience, James!

I was privileged to visit East Germany in 2005 on an opera tour. There are
many wonderful memories, like seeing and hearing the beautiful Kathrin
Goring in Leipzig. One thing that was jarring was some opera directors
throwing in minimalist or modern decor, etc., spoiling it for me. Examples:
suitcases and trains in Tannhauser; in Don Carlos, nu de rebels who were
giving the audience a graphic lesson in parts of the anatomy usually
hidden from view, then doused with petrol from jerry cans and hanged
upside down.

Gerhard

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