omg u gotta check out this new opera at guildhall school!!! they're doing these super rare works by ethel Smyth and ottorino respighi and i'm literally obsessed with the production of lucrezia... i mean, have u seen gabriella Giulietta Noble as la voce? she's giving me LIFE!!! 
also, the way they've incorporated wagner's music into both works is so fascinating... like, u can really hear the influence in respighi's score 
and stephen barlow's production of der wald is pretty cool too, even if the climax feels a bit lacking 
but overall, i think lucrezia is a total game-changer for operatic canon 
also, the way they've incorporated wagner's music into both works is so fascinating... like, u can really hear the influence in respighi's score and stephen barlow's production of der wald is pretty cool too, even if the climax feels a bit lacking but overall, i think lucrezia is a total game-changer for operatic canon 
. on the other hand, lucrezia is like this gorgeous, haunting opera that just takes you under its spell - i loved how they used music from wagner's contemporaries to give it that extra edge 
. all in all, both are super compelling & worth seeing, especially if u're into opera 
Opera season is already feeling like a slog. First off, Der Wald was premiered 120 years ago and it's still got some of the most outdated ideas about women and social class 
. I mean, a pseudo-Valkyrie riding around on a motorbike? Give me a break. And don't even get me started on the underwhelming climax... 
. But let's be real, it's still based on a true story about a woman who was basically raped by her own brother 
. And the modern courtroom setting feels like a shallow attempt to make the plot more relatable... not buying it.
i loved how they put it in a modern courtroom setting, gabriella's performance as la voce was EVERYTHING 
but i gotta agree wagner's influence is all over these scores, it's like u can feel his presence in the music 
and respighi's lucrezia is defo the standout opera here, it's so compelling & dramatic