tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9856058.post8701664653951849690..comments2024-03-18T20:41:56.222-04:00Comments on Kinderkuchen for the FBI: Doctor Atomic RevisitedDr.Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02298893523780056481noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9856058.post-42165712874212253732008-11-11T16:35:00.000-05:002008-11-11T16:35:00.000-05:00Lots of people liked it. All my opera friends lik...Lots of people liked it. All my opera friends liked it. I expected Finley to bow just before Adams, since he is the star, and that didn't happen. I admit my mind wanders on occasion.Dr.Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02298893523780056481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9856058.post-50143796786881246662008-11-11T16:27:00.000-05:002008-11-11T16:27:00.000-05:00I loved it. I loved the SF production as well. My ...I loved it. I loved the SF production as well. My husband and our two sons were in the same boat. (My husband went twice to SF Opera's production.) <BR/><BR/>I could swear I saw Finley take a bow ... guess if I return on November 19 I'll pay careful attention to see if I am just imagining this. (Never in my career have I seen anyone refuse to take a bow if that performer is unhappy with his or her work; that's considered in very poor taste and horribly unprofessional. I guess that might happen, but I've sure not seen it!)<BR/><BR/>We also own the DVD of the Netherlands production; it's the Sellars version. (With Finley again.) I've yet to watch it ... too busy! ... but I look forward to it.<BR/><BR/>I guess we all have our own ideas about what is good and what isn't, eh? I'm just an oboist ... maybe that's the explanation of my liking it so much. ;-)Pattyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16172401944836258683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9856058.post-77758010599614125712008-11-10T19:41:00.000-05:002008-11-10T19:41:00.000-05:00It wasn't particularly interesting to hear again.It wasn't particularly interesting to hear again.Dr.Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02298893523780056481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9856058.post-38068792593600042602008-11-10T14:54:00.000-05:002008-11-10T14:54:00.000-05:00I went to the movies on Saturday really wanting to...I went to the movies on Saturday really wanting to like "Doctor Atomic." Finley is a terrific singer, and I found the sets very interesting. The backdrop action (chorus) added a great deal to the feeling of urgency, and the libretto offered a feeling of caring about the characters.<BR/><BR/>However, I hated the music. Well, maybe -- no, it's "hated." I left at intermission with that gawd-awful baritone aria ringing in my ears. My wife said it best: "Adams is worse than Britten." Thankfully I had a CD of Donizetti's "Lucrezia Borgia" in my car, which I listened to all the way home from the theater.Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06877408572713743323noreply@blogger.com