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Doublereed Archive - Posting 000050.txt from 2008/03

From: "Ladonna Weeks" <ladonnaweeks@-----.us>
Subj: [DR-L] Tristan und Isolde at the Met
Date: Sat, 22 Mar 2008 21:32:08 -0400

Hello,

Today I attended an HD performance of Tristan und Isolde at the Met from the
comfort of a local theater. It was really wonderful. Of particular interest
to this list was the fact that the people operating the cameras were very
sensitive to the music. During the preludes to all three acts, they moved
the camera's point of view to whatever instrument was most prominent at the
moment. The oboes got a lot of exposure. They did some backstage stuff
during the intermissions so I was really hoping they would show the person
playing the EH that opens act 3, but they didn't. Oh well...

Anyway, have any of you tried the HD performances? I'm ready to sign up for
another. The latest issue of Opera News indicates that La Scala and other
theaters are beginning to do this. I find it quite exciting.

Ladonna Weeks
Defiance, MO
Amateur player of oboe and EH
LadonnaWeeks@-----.us

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