The stage orchestra rehearsals are over and now is the last chance to correct things. Do alien sheep dream of electric composers? How many languages are spoken by the production team? Will the audience care? Will somebody get lost crossing the stage?
These questions are not answered by this video. But everything else will. Just trust me.
1.) Das war nicht so schwer! Die russische Sängerin Anna Netrebko, die inzwischen auch Staatsbürgerin des bergigen Österreichs ist, wurde vor allem durch die Verkörperung ihrer Rolle als Violetta Valéry in Verdis „La traviata“ (nach dem Roman „Die Kameliendame“ von Alexandre Dumas) bekannt, wohingegen viele Musikfreunde Netrebkos gute Bekanntheit und...
Press conferences are a staple of any opera premiere. To lighten things up, Carlus opened a bottle of water and emptied it over his head, declaring that he was now an immortal alien. That certainly got the attention of the journalists, but unfortunately I wasn’t quick enough to catch it on film.
The most exciting but also nerve-wracking period of any opera production are the Stage/Orchestra rehearsals, where the singers try to cope with the situation on the stage while lighting and direction are usually frustrated about the many things they still have to work on. It is also the last opportunity to make final decisions about the presentation…
So we’re onto season 2 of “Mozart in the Jungle” now! MIJ is a great show – it has perfect casting, witty scripts, great actors…and screenwriters who try to unsuccessfully imagine how the classical music scene works. Actually it sometimes even adds to the fun that they don’t have a clue, as we become witnesses to scenes and dialogue that would never happen in real life. Isn’t that what TV is about?
But as it is fun to nitpick here is a rundown of all the mistakes in season 2, episode by episode….
„Es wirth da aber eine Zeith cömmen / in der alle Welt fürderhin gar nur noch imstande sey / sich mit derer Emojis zu artikulieren !“ (Teresa von Ávila, 1515-1582) Drum nehmet hin, o Freunde der Sonne, das große Emoji-Klassikstarks-Rätsel! Hinter jeder Emoji-Reihe steht ein berühmter Klassikstar unserer Zeit. Wer...
Heute also, nach den Takten 1, 2, 3 und 4, mal ganz schlicht: Takt 5. Wieder diese fiese verminderte 32stel-Vorschlags-Septime im Forte. Dieses Mal auf den Tönen des (aus dem Vortakt kommend) und e. Anschließend folgt jedoch erstmals kein verminderter Septakkord, sondern ein b-Moll-Quartsextakkord. Jede Harmonie in Grundstellung erklang bisher...
So we’re onto season 2 of “Mozart in the Jungle” now! MIJ is a great show – it has perfect casting, witty scripts, great actors…and screenwriters who try to unsuccessfully imagine how the classical music scene works. Actually it sometimes even adds to the fun that they don’t have a clue, as we become witnesses to scenes and dialogue that would never happen in real life. Isn’t that what TV is about?
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