tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9856058.post2945603700786826488..comments2024-03-18T20:41:56.222-04:00Comments on Kinderkuchen for the FBI: Adès' The TempestDr.Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02298893523780056481noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9856058.post-83374424988229691162012-10-03T22:13:38.267-04:002012-10-03T22:13:38.267-04:00If you can make it to the USC production of Lee Ho...If you can make it to the USC production of Lee Hoiby's TEMPEST in November you will not be disappointed.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9856058.post-23949267058164702852010-08-28T11:42:39.310-04:002010-08-28T11:42:39.310-04:00I might have been in a bad mood that day. Maybe I...I might have been in a bad mood that day. Maybe I should give it another try. Lots of people really like it.Dr.Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02298893523780056481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9856058.post-62405038369609521022010-08-28T11:11:11.949-04:002010-08-28T11:11:11.949-04:00I heard it at Covent Garden and I have the recordi...I heard it at Covent Garden and I have the recording, so I can only guess you must have been unlucky and heard a bad performance. Of course, there are some roles which explore extremes of vocal colour and range (as did Handel, Mozart and Verdi), but I found these amazingly successful - in particular, Cynthia Sieden as Ariel may not have been able to pronounce the words clearly but the sounds she made were captivating, and thrillingly accompanied by the orchestral textures.<br /><br />I would have thought the lyricism in the piece was hard to miss, especially in the second half - Caliban's aria, Gonzalo's aria, the Passacaglia, the melancholy wordless soaring of Ariel once Prospero has freed her... If you haven't heard the recording, which features a wonderful cast (Keenlyside, Summers, Toby Spence, Kate Royal, Bostridge, Langridge), I hope that can change your mind.JPHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09667228325318526662noreply@blogger.com