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#26

Sweeney Todd in Paris - Stunning!

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!

"Mutate or perish."

#27

Sweeney Todd in Paris - Stunning!

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

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

"Whenever I get gloomy with the state of the world, I think about the arrivals gate at Heathrow Airport. General opinion's starting to make out that we live in a world of hatred and greed, but I don't see that. It seems to me that love is everywhere. Often it's not particularly dignified or newsworthy, but it's always there - fathers and sons, mothers and daughters, husbands and wives, boyfriends, girlfriends, old friends. When the planes hit the Twin Towers, as far as I know none of the phone calls from the people on board were messages of hate or revenge - they were all messages of love. If you look for it, I've got a sneaky feeling you'll find that love actually is all around."

#28

Sweeney Todd in Paris - Stunning!

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.

#29

Sweeney Todd in Paris - Stunning!

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

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

#30

Sweeney Todd in Paris - Stunning!

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

Thanks for the info, CurtainCall and danholme!

#31

Sweeney Todd in Paris - Stunning!

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.

#32

Sweeney Todd in Paris - Stunning!

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

#33

Sweeney Todd in Paris - Stunning!

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.

#34

Sweeney Todd in Paris - Stunning!

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

#35

Sweeney Todd in Paris - Stunning!

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...

#36

Sweeney Todd in Paris - Stunning!

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.

In my heart, I found the answered dream, and in my soul I found the song, and in my friends I found the magic, the love, the moon up above- they were mine, all mine, all along..!

#37

Sweeney Todd in Paris - Stunning!

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

"The gods who nurse this universe think little of mortals' cares. They sit in crowds on exclusive clouds and laugh at our love affairs. I might have had a real romance if they'd given me a chance. I loved him, but he didn't love me. I wanted him, but he didn't want me. Then the gods had a spree and indulged in another whim. Now he loves me, but I don't love him." - Cole Porter

#38

Sweeney Todd in Paris - Stunning!

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.

#39

Sweeney Todd in Paris - Stunning!

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

#40

Sweeney Todd in Paris - Stunning!

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.

#41

Sweeney Todd in Paris - Stunning!

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.

#42

Sweeney Todd in Paris - Stunning!

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

#43

Sweeney Todd in Paris - Stunning!

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.

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