#opera thoughts

[thevoiceofpride]

"Thank you, thank you. I love all of my fans. I hope you all buy my newest CD"

#open rp #ic #opera thoughts

[infinitelytheheartexpands]

post-Lucia still rather incoherent thoughts:

was this a perfect production? no. was there a LOT of great stuff in it? yes. did it make me think about and feel the material in a whole different way? HELL YEAH.

loved the sets. LOVED them.

Anthony Roth Costanzo was everything as host and I died when he popped out of the pickup truck at the beginning.

the musical and dramatic performances were PHENOMENAL. chorus, actors, and orchestra TOP NOTCH.

Nadine Sierra is 110% captivating and her mad scene has to be seen to be believed.

Javier Camarena is *chef’s kiss*. no more needs to be said.

Artur Rucinski is perfection itself and King of the Baritone High Notes. also loved him calling Putin “pure evil” in the interview and saying that he was channeling that pure evilness into his role.

Christian Van Horn was great, ultimate luxury jump-in, if you didn’t know (and didn’t catch the one pre-recorded video in which Matthew Rose appeared) you would’ve thought he was originally in the show.

Arturo and Normanno actually had personalities! thanks Eric Ferring, Alok Kumar, and Simon Stone.

and Alisa had a personality! and Deborah Nansteel sounds kinda like baby Stephanie Blythe!

the amount of blood used was even more than photos indicated. utterly correct decision.

Frizza is an amazing conductor.

the harp, glass armonica, and cello soloists all need raises stat.

I’d love to see how this production works in-house—from what it looks like, I think the HD did a great job of showing what needed to be showed between the live action and the videos.

loved Stone’s comments about how his ideas are only the catalyst and a director’s ideas shouldn’t be the endpoint; everyone should get to contribute. ideal tbh

I couldn’t keep my eyes off for even a second for all of Act I.

HOW THE FUCK DID NADINE JUST BLAST A HIGH D AFTER DOING SOME NINJA LEVEL SHIT WHILE TRYING TO GET AWAY FROM ARTUR IN ACT II

I want to eat that cake

the mad scene, once again, pure perfection. SO many good staging choices, you could just see how she was trying to convince herself that she was finally free only for those Arturo zombies to come back and remind her no you never truly will be free (and then she shoots herself).

also LOVE the Alisa/Lucia bond this production had going on.

there was a moment right before the mad scene where Raimondo is asking that heaven not punish the community for Lucia murdering Arturo and suddenly a bunch of shit just clicked—it’s one single moment of self-awareness that everyone has contributed to this mess, this culture has made this mess, and then they go right back to gawking and making a pitiful spectacle of Lucia during her mad scene.

also, for the first time I really “get” the opera not ending with Lucia’s mad scene. maybe this wasn’t what Donizetti and Cammarano had in mind, but the opera is called Lucia di Lammermoor. it’s all about her struggle and beatdown by these men around her. she gets the ultimate showcase. but it’s not the end. she still dies, and the men around her still make it all about them—it’s no accident that there are no women at all in the last scene. the men twist her death to make it about them, which is why nothing can truly change. they get the last word, not her.

just something to think about, I guess.

#opera #opera tag #anyway this was AMAZING #Lucia di Lammermoor #donizetti #gaetano donizetti #met opera #met opera live in hd #opera analysis #thoughts #opera thoughts

[pk-kakes]

i need to get back into drawing and animating so i can animate Olin Blitch’s sermon/the awakening scene from the niche and underrated opera Susannah. it would also be in a style reminiscent of Hellfire from The Hunchback of Notre Dame btw……

#let me dream that i could even be good enough at animating to pull this off #opera #opera thoughts #my text posts

[hamletthedane]

Still laughing at Brian May offhandedly writing the greatest understatement in the history of academia in his astrophysics doctoral dissertation:

Ah, yes - “various pressures.” Like being one of the greatest guitarists ever and playing/writing/singing for the most legendary rock band of all time.

Those various pressures.

#queen #Brian May #just a rock and roll god and also an astrophysicist #it’s like Deacon casually inventing the technology for all modern bass stereos bc he was an electrical engineer #a side gig of being a genius #along with their friends ‘learned opera at 5yo and literally SAW music’ and ‘chaos tornado with a promising career in dentistry’ #Music #shut up e #these are twitter thoughts but twitter is dead so now I subject you all to them

[dumbfilmschoolkid]

you: phantom of the opera 2

me, an intellectual:

#thought he said love and had this stuck to my head all day #he IS however. an Angel of music. sings songs in my head #poto #the phantom of the opera #love never dies #dj crazy times #planet of the bass #women are my favorite guy

[goblins-riddles-or-frocks]

forever obsessed with dynamics between vampires, specifically that of a maker and fledgling, as a way to explore abuse. the creation of a vampire itself can so easily be a literalization of the lasting impacts of trauma and also much more simply the ways a perpetrator might shape their victim’s very identity. the extremes of isolation in the way that the new vampire, in most narratives, must cut all ties to their mortal life, or else go through an elaborate charade to maintain the facade of humanity, while forever still being removed from it. and the sheer dependence and vulnerability of being in an entirely new state of being, wholly uncertain of what it entails, and relying on another person to define… everything.

#or just the moral dilemmas #rewatching amc interview is kind of making me insane #that moment in episode two when louis is looking for a sort of assurance in the fact that lestat may actually have some good in him #look at how he cares about music look at the simple wondrous things that can bring him joy #and then the immediate dread when the opera performance turns out to be imperfect because he knows how lestat will react to *that* #I think there’s also something really interesting in the highlighting of lestat upbraids the less skilled singer before killing him #(slowly) #but also I will wait to watch more before I articulate my thoughts #vampires #interview with the vampire #amc interview with the vampire #i ramble sometimes #I do still find the lestat and claudia film and novel dynamic by far the most compelling for how she tries to usurp him but almost to be him #but I’m enjoying this #I’m very curious if I will like show claudia more on rewatch #the movie always resonated most with me (sue me lol) because there seemed to be more simultaneous fondness and attachment even at the end

[melit0n]

Something that always confused me when I read TPOTO was why The Phantom chose box five out of all the private boxes to be his.

Out of all the seats in the house, box five is among the worst and would be (and still is) sold cheaply (average 65 francs at cheapest in 1880, now sold a between 10-25 euros nowadays) on general sale. A higher profit would've been made from a year-long booking, especially since there are multiple seats, so it would be 65 francs per person on a yearly booking no matter how many people are in there at once, but still not as much as other seats.

Visual wise, a good chunk of the left side of the stage is cut off and parts of the performance that would occur in the higher wings would be completely unseen, so, why choose it? Isn't the main point of going to go watch an Opera is to actually see the performance?

(A screenshot from the Palais Garnier's seat listing stating the best seats for viewing and the view from the box five via this video)

Having been there myself in late May, I found an answer to my own question and I'm gonna share it with you guys because maybe someone else was asking the same thing!

Although yes, the stage is half cut off, it's one of, if not the, best seats acoustic wise. You're a perfect distance from the orchestra as well as the stage for everything to sound just right. As much as The Phantom would've loved the operatic performance, I don't doubt he would've been more focused on the music itself as well as the vocals, and, mainly, Christine.

Further, although going to the opera was more of a social thing than an entertainment thing, so the boxes were built for aristocracy to be seen above all things, you can disappear from public view quite easily in that box. There are two to three rows of seats going backwards to the door, so all one would have to do to disappear from sight of anyone on stage or in the audience would be to just move a seat backwards (which means he wouldn't have been able to see the stage at all, but would still be able to hear everything perfectly well).

Plus, the box is located right at the end of the row of private boxes, as well as very close to entry and exit stairs, both public ones and private ones meant for stage hands and general workers.

All in all, those three reasons are why the box was chosen and kept in high priority for The Phantom, because he could quite literally disappear, like a ghost, by just moving himself in the box, as well as disappear out of the box and hear Christine almost perfectly.

#had a bit of a revelation so I thought I'd share it lol #maybe this'll be of use to someone but I thought it was cool! #tpoto #poto #phantom of the opera #the phantom of the opera #palais garnier #gaston leroux #mel's rambles #1k

[anne-is-confused]

Captain Francis Crozier, at Furthest North.

#the terror amc #francis crozier #my art #can't believe it took me 2 rewatches AND getting refs for this to realize it's the hungarian state opera house. girl i was there last month #anyway yeah i was looking at gifsets of the last shot of the show and feeling nauseous with emptiness etc etc when #the thought struck me that it looks an awful lot like the tableau vivants from the ep1 flashbacks in its stillness #i have no idea whether that was an intentional reference (a sort of twisted mockery of how that scrubbed and polished portrayal of history #contrasted with the deeply sad and inglorious reality #or some sort of meta about storytelling itself. i'm not really smart enough to say lol) but i made this anyways. enjoy #pattern recognition go brrrrrrrrrrrrrr #i bent over backwards trying to make this symmetric and harmonious. it isn't but if i don't post it now i never will

[professional-sand-eater]

Jumping on a trend, sorry. They're looking at Peepaw Webber by the way

#myart #cats the musical #the phantom of the opera #poto eric #poto #i think we're gonna have to kill this guy #cats jemima #jemima cats #eric poto #meme #shitpost #sorry #anyways so I recently found out from a friend that you're supposed to use your babygirls or comfort characters or whatnot for this meme #I thought people just did random characters to be funny but apparently not. Oops #anyways I promise that Erik Phantom of the Opera isn't my babygirl

[wispscribbles]

Your art style is just so delicious!!! It’s got such low key Ghibli vibes, especially in the eyes, and your color control is fantastic. You’re amazing, keep rockin it! ✨

aw yay, Ghibli vibes!! I grew up on those movies, they've definitely inspired me to create. Thank you sm <3

wanted to draw some small ghibli ghoap after getting this ask. 'Ghost's moving castle'

#ask #anon ask #ghostsoap #my art #cod fanart #doodle #ive actually thought about ghibli ghoap before so you're just feeding the fire #feel like their roles could easily be reversed in this au #with ghost being cursed and moving in with chaotic wizard soap #but then i thought about Howl's bird/creature form and I just really like imagining ghost like that #oh ghost youve enchanted me with ur phantom of the opera pathetic mystery man vibe #feel like a princess mononoke au would ROCK with these two #anyway thank u for mentioning ghibli bc i love ghibli

[lokittystuckinatree]

Out of every single relationship in the Whoniverse, whatever the Doctor and the Master have going on just hits different. Like a rock. I’m sure everyone feels this way about their fave Doctor ship, but my experience is that once you go Thoschei, you cannot go back. Given the narrative symmetry, character foiling, interwoven parallels, tragically dramatic irony, frustratingly unspeakable ambiguous romance that defies traditional ship canonization in the true chaotic spirit of Doctor Who, and a unique backstory setup that allows the characters to have history that other individuals cannot match, while fate (and the format of the show) pushes them together over and over again indefinitely, without hope of lasting reconnection lest the setup break, the Doctor and Master’s codependent anti-soulmate life or death partnership arguably cheapens every other pairing beyond comparison. Their tragedy never leaves you. (And keeps you up at night)

#everyone else is in a space opera or spy thriller and Thoschei are in a Greek tragedy #no thoughts only Thoschei #frey’s timey wimey whovian era #I’m really new here but FUCK they gobbled me brains like a flesh eating infection #Thoschei #doctor/master #doctor who #is Thoschei technically canon? yes. does it still feel like a fever dream? yes #if they ever kiss (romantically) again it will send the world into shock and frenzy #Twissy #spydoc #tensimm #etc.

[thevoiceofpride]

Headcannon: Lavender may be in Pride ring but she's very gentle. Her and her Sister Poppy haven't seen eye to eye ever since they were orphaned. Funny enough it was Steallas family who took them out so that Stolas was forced to marry only her.

#opera thoughts #•Royal Opera• #goetiia #headcannons #behind the scenes #backstage #dressing room

[jules-tells-a-story]

i think we as a society need to return to campy movies. i wanna see more "ghostbusters," more "repo! the genetic opera," more "rocky horror picture show." i wanna see more movies where you can see the effects, where it's all over the place and insane, where the music isn't something you'd find in an opera house, but you can tell that the people behind it put their whole chests, their blood, sweat, and tears into it. you don't need avatar level special effects to make a good project. you don't need marvel level complexity to make a good story. you don't need john williams making your soundtrack to have good music. we should be less afraid of movies being seen as "flawed" or "imperfect" because imo, that just makes them all the more fun and heartfelt.

#i'm a huge fan of practical effects even if you can tell it's an effect #i love simple yet well told stories #i love music made by people with a passion for what they're doing #i love campy movies i love them so so so much #movies #ghostbusters #repo! the genetic opera #rocky horror picture show #opinion #i just have many thoughts about this

[horror-aesthete]

Twin Peaks, 1990, dir. Tina Rathborne

SE01E04 Rest in Pain

#when i first watched this scene having not yet seen fire walk w me i thought that this was just an extension of the soap opera meta #because twin peaks is very soap opera. they lampshade this frequently #but then you actually sit down and watch fwwm and its like YEAH NO BOBBY WAS RIGHT #she was so clearly showing signs of abuse and no one stepped in #and like. speaking from experience that can be a very hard thing to do especially if the person is intentionally shutting you out #but it makes bobbys reaction here. as much as he is a shithead #extremely warranted! #and it honestly makes some parts of the show difficult to revisit because in fwwm its so apparent #horror aesthetic #horror tv #horror quotes #twin peaks

[flagbridge]

"God give me courage to show you, you are not alone."

Jon Robyns (The Phantom of the Opera) and Lily Kerhoas (Christine Daae), in The Phantom of the Opera, West End, January 2024.

@or-what-you-will and @hyperfixatra, master (you can get it here)

It's fine, this sequence doesn't live rent-free in my head or anything

#phantom of the opera #poto #gifset #jon robyns #lily kerhoas #the kiss #sorry I missed the hug #too busy crying #they way they are both having THOUGHTS #jon's clear metamorphosis throughout the kiss #he is definitely kissing her back by the end #lily is an s-tier christine

[flea-palace]

in my opinion we need more christine daaes who are portrayed as viciously insane. discuss

#dont get me wrong i love a wilting flower christine who comes into her own power throughout the course of the story etc etc #but would it not be kinda cunty for her to be batshit from the start #she's a theatre kid and has daddy issues shes bound to be minus a few marbles right #a christine who matches eriks energy is what im getting at basically. two insane lovebirds something something #what are everyones thoughts on this 🎤 #phantom of the opera #poto #christine daae #erik the phantom #erik #raoul de chagny