Saturday, April 23, 2011

Embodied opera

I just saw Strauss' great last opera, Capriccio. Two and a half hours straight, no intermission, live in HD from the Met. What an experience of music, words and theater!

The plot is almost nothing: a debate among three men who represent that troyka I just wrote: composer, poet, impresario. Which of their art forms is the best?

Thursday, April 21, 2011