The Bregenz Festival should do FOLLIES

[Michael Bennett]

Posted: 5/16/13 at 12:00am

On their majestic floating stage. Can you imagine???

[Michael Bennett]

Posted: 5/16/13 at 12:00am

[Michael Bennett]

Posted: 5/16/13 at 12:02am

[Michael Bennett]

Posted: 5/16/13 at 12:04am

[g.d.e.l.g.i.]

Posted: 5/16/13 at 12:05am

"Here come those beautiful girls..."

...right off the stairs, sliding down the stage, and into the ocean!

(this type of gag borrowed from Mel Brooks' Spaceballs, used without permission)

[blaxx]

Posted: 5/16/13 at 12:12am

I always got the feeling that the floating stage is so far from the audience that this would only be good for big ensemble numbers.

I know they did WSS, so I might be wrong.

[Michael Bennett]

Posted: 5/16/13 at 12:21am

I'm not sure if they do any kind of television monitors or not. Their productions use heavy applification, which makes them instantly controversial in the opera world.

But yeah....can you imagine what "Loveland" would look like? And with that huge stage, all the people who keep suggesting 85 year olds for Carlotta could FINALLY HAVE THEIR WAY.

[sephyr]

Posted: 5/16/13 at 12:23am

It would be amazing. All of the sets looks awesome. Wow.

[Michael Bennett]

Posted: 5/16/13 at 12:26am

They should also do PACIFIC OVERTURES, actually in the middle of the sea, on a stage the size of Japan.