![]() What then is the lure of these performances? How firmly does their connection to historical milieu hang in our consciousness? Certainly, the rising popularity of organizations like Opera Parallele and West Edge Opera indicate that Bay Area opera tastes may be taking a turn for the edge. For the most part, main stage opera’s fidelity to a 200-year period of performance composition and the concerns of that period seem to be receding faster than a middle-aged hairline. Is it possible to accept opera simply as a beautifully wrought revelation of the past? The history that Luisa Miller traces – a late-Romantic struggle with class through the looking glass of romantic love – doesn’t quite resonate. ![]() Part of the problem lies with Verdi, and how we approach him as a commentator on life, especially, our lives. What was odd about it, except for the out-of-date social issues that characterize Verdi in general, is that this Luisa Miller was somehow hampered, which is to say that the production lacked a certain fiery power and freshness – those qualities that bring people to the opera to begin with. San Francisco Opera opened its 2015-16 season with the odd choice of Verdi’s Luisa Miller.
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |