Janos Gereben wrote:
>"Musically great, theatrically asinine," you will hear the mantra again
>here, far from Stuttgart, where the Stuttgart-based Opernwelt swoons
>every time the Stuttgart Opera does something "fresh and brave"... for
>the umpteenth time. But here, the carping over the new wave of trench-coat
>clad counterpoint to music is becoming just as predictable and boring
>as the EuroCaca diversion from music and text. So let's start with the
>good stuff instead.
I've often thought that the best way to "experience" these kind of
stagings is to put on a sleeping mask. That way you get the wonderful
music without the "distractions".
Bruce