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'Brokeback Mountain' Review: Operatic Cowboys in Love, Onstage
milomorris:
--- Quote from: CellarDweller on January 30, 2014, 09:45:20 am ---Sounds like the main issue is the music, but the cast is great.
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Yeah. Tommasini is saying that the music doesn't match the story much of the time. I'd have to see the opera myself and make my own assessment of whether or not the music is too "busy."
milomorris:
--- Quote from: Jeff Wrangler on January 30, 2014, 10:26:40 am ---I'd kinda like to read the libretto, to see what Annie made of her own story. That brief quotation in the review intrigues me. I see an echo, if not a direct quotation, from the story there.
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I read through the score when it became available online. I have been waiting with great anticipation all these years to see what else Annie had to say about Jack & Ennis. Yes, I'm interested in the music and the production itself, but that is secondary. Without revealing any spoilers, I will say that Annie certainly did add significant insights into both Jack and Ennis when she wrote this libretto.
You can find the score here: http://edition-peters.com/newsdetails.php?articleID=IN00308
Jeff Wrangler:
I wonder whether by "busy" he means the music has too many notes? ;D
Jeff Wrangler:
--- Quote from: milomorris on January 30, 2014, 12:43:35 pm --- I read through the score when it became available online. I have been waiting with great anticipation all these years to see what else Annie had to say about Jack & Ennis. Yes, I'm interested in the music and the production itself, but that is secondary. Without revealing any spoilers, I will say that Annie certainly did add significant insights into both Jack and Ennis when she wrote this libretto.
You can find the score here: http://edition-peters.com/newsdetails.php?articleID=IN00308
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Thanks, Milo. Unfortunately I got a message on the site, "There was an error embedding the document," when I clicked on the link.
The score itself would mean nothing to me since I don't read music, but does this site ordinarily include the libretto with the music?
Penthesilea:
I could access the site, but found only the music. I don't read music either.
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