Kristin at the Met - Kinda dissapointing

[MasterLcZ]

Posted: 1/20/07 at 10:15am

As someone who loved her two previous NY solo concerts at John Jay College and Carnegie Hall, I was surprised that Kristin's solo concert debut at the Metropolitan Opera seemed so second-hand. Wheras before I thought Kristin played to her considerable strengths as a performer, here she inadvertantly showed her limitations. She was content to twinkle instead of dazzle.

I was very dissapointed there was no full orchestra - what was there (an eight-piece combo) was hampered by a muffled sound quality.

Act 1 was filled with songs overdone and in need of retirement: "Goin To The Dance With You", "14-G", "Taylor" and "If" (nobody, not even Kristin, has yet approached the brilliance of Dolores Gray's original). I know "Popular" is by now too sacred to be touched, but I was hoping that Kristin might have made some bolder and fresher choices for her other soubrette songs (Like Jeff Blumenkrantz' "Toll") There's a lot of great fresh, new stuff out there, Kristin...give them a listen!

That said, I was saddened she didn't include her breathtaking Kern medley, though her enchanting "What Makes Me Love Him" was an OK substitute for "Why was I Born". Sorta.

The new Lippa/Guettel/Gordon song choices were poor.

She also needs to get over losing that freakin' beauty peagent.

[RentBoy86]

Posted: 1/20/07 at 2:47pm

What were here songs by Guettell and Lippa, etc.

[KillsTwiceADay]

Posted: 1/20/07 at 2:49pm

I agree about her overdoing some stuff. She really needs to retire some of those songs(and stories!). Still love her, and although there were some not-very-exciting choices in her repertoire, that doesn't make her any less of an all-time performer. I wasn't there, but most of what I've heard has been about how charming and entertaining of a performer she is. Congrats to her on her Met debut!

[B3TA07]

Posted: 1/20/07 at 2:51pm

Actually it's "The Girl From 14-G."

[Pippin]

Posted: 1/20/07 at 2:54pm

I think "the girl from" was implied in "14-G"

[B3TA07]

Posted: 1/20/07 at 2:56pm

Oh lol forgive me then. I'm just a bit of a stickler about stuff like that so I felt compelled to inform him/her..

Updated On: 1/20/07 at 02:56 PM

[Pippin]

Posted: 1/20/07 at 3:01pm

[Yankeefan007]

Posted: 1/20/07 at 4:10pm

It's actually The Girl IN 14G, not from.

[FosterChild]

Posted: 1/20/07 at 4:47pm

I've been finding her "kinda disappointing" for a few years now. Always. Started with "Candide."

[actor]

Posted: 1/20/07 at 4:57pm

I'm sorry that you were disappointed. Kristin tends to be a fantastic performer.

[neddyfrank2]

Posted: 1/20/07 at 5:20pm

Why are you apologizing?