Sweeney Todd in Paris - Stunning!- Page 2

[J.J.]

Posted: 5/6/11 at 12:20pm

For anyone who has been to this theatre - I need advice on buying tickets...
The Corbeille de Cote, first level up on the side, very near the stage, do you think those seats, which are closer to the stage, are too far to the side? Or would it be better to sit further back in the center more?

Thanks for any help!

[JRybka]

Posted: 5/6/11 at 1:29pm

Caroline O'Connor is a wonder! She is one of the most gifted and talented actors around.

[danholme]

Posted: 5/6/11 at 2:44pm

DISTANCE FROM STAGE: i'd suggest being further back. It's a BIG show. I was first row mezz (lucky!)... am glad I wasn't "too close".

SIGHT LINES: Most action is center stage, so sight lines shouldn't be a problem. However, Joanna's apartment is high (4m above the stage) towards stage right/audience left. So if you're on a side, probably house right is better. But not that big of a deal.

[CromTO]

Posted: 5/6/11 at 2:45pm

This looks absolutely amazing. Good God, how I miss full orchestras.

[Feldzieg]

Posted: 5/7/11 at 2:53pm

Thanks for the info, CurtainCall and danholme!

[CurtainCall]

Posted: 5/11/11 at 7:25am

Sweeney Todd from the Théâtre du Châtelet at 8 PM, and a repeat of the Sondheim 80th Birthday Prom at 1 AM are being broadcast on France Musique tonight: http://players.tv-radio.com/radiofrance/playerfrancemusique.php

Times quoted are Paris local time.

[ABB2357]

Posted: 5/11/11 at 1:46pm

Thanks for letting us know! I was bummed I wouldn't get a chance to see/hear this.

Apologies if this is inappropriate to ask, but is anyone capturing (or know how to capture) the streaming audio? Updated On: 5/11/11 at 01:46 PM

[Scripps2]

Posted: 5/11/11 at 4:54pm

Thanks for the link.

I've just listened to this and it has a lot to commend it, not least Caroline O'Connor who seems to have gone for the rough-and-ready mould of the London Lovetts rather than the dotty-and-desperate American interpretations.

[ABB2357]

Posted: 5/11/11 at 6:16pm

The broadcast was fantastic with great performances and a beautiful 46-piece orchestra. It will also be available to stream on demand for the next 30 days at the link below. All SWEENEY completists should give it a listen!
http://sites.radiofrance.fr/francemusique/em/concert-soir/archives.php?e_id=80000056

Posted: 5/12/11 at 2:12am

I *loved* it myself--and I'm hard to please with Sweeney recordings besides the OBCR. Now if only I had the tech know-how to save this...

[mrcacou]

Posted: 5/13/11 at 7:08pm

Went back tonight for the fourth time. How I love this production. You can also download a podcast of 42ème rue on iTunes where they featured principals of this production. The podcast is going to be available for another week or so so hurry, it'll be a way to save some of these performances.

[MrMidwest]

Posted: 8/26/11 at 4:52pm

There are full clips of several songs on Caroline O'Connor's official youtube page.

http://www.youtube.com/user/OfficiallyCaroline#g/u

[Gaveston2]

Posted: 8/26/11 at 5:21pm

Holy crap, that production looks and sounds great! I've enjoyed the scaled-down productions of recent years, but it's nice to be reminded how the show feels when it's large enough to seem to encompass all of British society.

[Phyllis Rogers Stone]

Posted: 8/29/11 at 4:33pm

O'Connor sounds great. I'm looking forward to seeing her in Follies in Chicago in the fall.
Updated On: 8/29/11 at 04:33 PM

[TonyVincent]

Posted: 8/29/11 at 10:45pm

I'm curious--how does a French-speaking audience find "Little Priest"? I would think that a majority of the puns and turns of phrase in that song don't exactly translate to French directly. E.g., I doubt "piping hot" is a French idiom, so it would make no sense that a piccolo player pie would be that way.

[Jenna Maroney]

Posted: 8/29/11 at 10:59pm

I was there in early May. I wasn't paying attention to the French supertitles ... sorry. I did notice that the guy playing Sweeney (I believe he was the alternate) messed up at one point in the song. How do you mess up "A Little Priest"?

I really dislike that theater, which I believe was constructed as a concert hall, and not meant for theater. We were seated slightly to the side, but we missed half the action.

[CurtainCall]

Posted: 8/30/11 at 4:15am

The translation wasn't that great - but I suspect the French audience, is better equipped to understand the lyrics, than, say, an equivalent Broadway or West End audience

[MrMidwest]

Posted: 9/9/11 at 4:13pm

"I did notice that the guy playing Sweeney (I believe he was the alternate) messed up at one point in the song. How do you mess up "A Little Priest"?"

Actors are human, surprisingly enough.