Zurich Opera, opinions?
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rmSo, on a lark I went to see about opera tickets for Patty and I in Zurich Saturday night. Sold out and sold out hard. That said, there are a very few tickets for the Friday performance of Die Zauberflöte. The seats available are astounding and priced accordingly.
I am a little, tiny, novice baby in my opera education, and enjoy it for the broad experience of it -- yes the music and the singers, but I care deeply about staging and costume, audience behavior, opera house decor, the whole bloody fabulous thing because I was sort of ruined for How Opera Really Is by Luhrmann's production of La Boheme being the vehicle by which I discovered I actually really dig opera. My ruination for How Opera Really Is has also been compounded by an obsession with Baroque semi-opera, so I'm not just a novice, I'm a weird, picky novice.
So, in light of that should I drop almost 200 francs to go to the opera by myself on Friday night before Patty gets in?
Conversely, I could drop 98 francs to see La Fanciulla del West a week from tomorrow in somewhat less stellar seats (of which there is one left, so I need to make this decision like now).
I know Die Zauberflöte a little. I don't know La Fanciulla del West at all (but since it's Puccini, it will be easily accessible, so it's not really a worry).
Thoughts?
Particularly from opera buffs who've been to the Zurich Opera and can appreciate my novice state and interest beyond just sound?
Merci!
ETA: If I do this, I desperately need to know the level of formality for my attire, as I assume it to be different here than in the US.
I am a little, tiny, novice baby in my opera education, and enjoy it for the broad experience of it -- yes the music and the singers, but I care deeply about staging and costume, audience behavior, opera house decor, the whole bloody fabulous thing because I was sort of ruined for How Opera Really Is by Luhrmann's production of La Boheme being the vehicle by which I discovered I actually really dig opera. My ruination for How Opera Really Is has also been compounded by an obsession with Baroque semi-opera, so I'm not just a novice, I'm a weird, picky novice.
So, in light of that should I drop almost 200 francs to go to the opera by myself on Friday night before Patty gets in?
Conversely, I could drop 98 francs to see La Fanciulla del West a week from tomorrow in somewhat less stellar seats (of which there is one left, so I need to make this decision like now).
I know Die Zauberflöte a little. I don't know La Fanciulla del West at all (but since it's Puccini, it will be easily accessible, so it's not really a worry).
Thoughts?
Particularly from opera buffs who've been to the Zurich Opera and can appreciate my novice state and interest beyond just sound?
Merci!
ETA: If I do this, I desperately need to know the level of formality for my attire, as I assume it to be different here than in the US.
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Date: 2010-11-09 01:19 pm (UTC)But, you already know you like Puccini. And La Fanciulla del West is very interesting Puccini, and performed rarely in Europe, so that would be fascinating.
I have never been to Zurich. Dress code escapes me. Black, not white tie, would be my guess -- neither of these are premieres.
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Date: 2010-11-09 01:22 pm (UTC)Why is La Fanciulla del West interesting. It's never crossed my radar before, which is why I'm intrigued, as you can always see The Magic Flute....
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Date: 2010-11-09 01:24 pm (UTC)-- when Erica is awake she can probably tell you more; I have actually never seen it in production (though it's at the Met right now, oddly enough, so if you miss it there you could see it here...)