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Women are Like That and So Are Men
Mozart's third collaboration with Lorenzo Da Ponte has only in the last few decades returned to regular production because it is the most ribald of their stories. With a plot that involves soldiers essaying the fidelity of their fiancées by dressing up like Albanians, this would appear to have been planned as one of their popular opera bouffes. Certainly, it is as musically beautiful as anything that Mozart ever did. Legends that the Austrian Emperor asked Mozart to to do this after Salieri flubbed the job -- well, all I can say is that it is possible.
This is a modern dress stage production from Berlin and some very amusing costuming choices are made, particularly with the women: one has a dress that matches the fabric of her sofa, just right for lounging. There is plenty of camera movement and editing to help the viewer at home focus, but while the singing is wonderful, there is a lot of miking or possibly dubbing that I find distracting.
Still, the musical direction is impeccable, and we pay attention to Mozart for that. Used as I am to the physical perfection of 1930-1960 Hollywood movie musicals, I find the casting to be more for voice than for physical appearance. Still, a lot of right choices have been made for this production and I don't think you'll make a mistake if you watch it -- or buy a cd and load it on your Ipod.
This is a modern dress stage production from Berlin and some very amusing costuming choices are made, particularly with the women: one has a dress that matches the fabric of her sofa, just right for lounging. There is plenty of camera movement and editing to help the viewer at home focus, but while the singing is wonderful, there is a lot of miking or possibly dubbing that I find distracting.
Still, the musical direction is impeccable, and we pay attention to Mozart for that. Used as I am to the physical perfection of 1930-1960 Hollywood movie musicals, I find the casting to be more for voice than for physical appearance. Still, a lot of right choices have been made for this production and I don't think you'll make a mistake if you watch it -- or buy a cd and load it on your Ipod.
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- boblipton
- Aug 10, 2010
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