Festival Opera's Ariadne auf Naxos
July 13, 2015
* Notes *
My review of Festival Opera's Ariadne auf Naxos is on San Francisco Classical Voice.
* Tattling *
It did not seem appropriate to mention this in a review, but at this performance I realized that Richard Strauss' music really does make me feel a little queasy. I also got an inkling of why not everyone likes bird-like high voices, but only for a few seconds.
The English translation of the Prologue was amusing and I especially liked it when Zerbinetta says "Opera is easy if you just pay attention."