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The Met's production of Doctor Atomic on PBS 12/29 9:00

Posted: 12/29/08 at 9:01pm

There seemed to be a lot of buzz going around when this was done. Thought you guys would like to know.
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Updated On: 12/29/08 at 09:01 PM

#2

re: The Met's production of Doctor Atomic on PBS 12/29 9:00

Posted: 12/29/08 at 9:08pm

It's being broadcast in HD as well if anyone is interested in that. And a commerical that aired right before mentioned that PBS is running an all-day marathon, starting at 1 AM of Met Opera performances on New Year's Day.

So I can spend my day off away from that place watching it?
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re: The Met's production of Doctor Atomic on PBS 12/29 9:00

Posted: 12/29/08 at 9:41pm

Many of the Great Performances are released. I don't know about this one in particular.
David walked into the valley With a stone clutched in his hand He was only a boy But he knew someone must take a stand There will always be a valley Always mountains one must scale There will always be perilous waters Which someone must sail -Into the Fire Scarlet Pimpernel
#6

re: The Met's production of Doctor Atomic on PBS 12/29 9:00

Posted: 12/29/08 at 10:02pm

The production of DOCTOR ATOMIC currently available on DVD is a filmed version of Peter Sellars' original production of the opera. It is pretty good, for the most part. I saw the Met production and was not impressed, except by the music and performances. I'm currently watching the Met version on HD and am liking it a lot more than I did when I saw it live. We'll see how that second act works on TV, I remember that Act II was the big problem.
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re: The Met's production of Doctor Atomic on PBS 12/29 9:00

Posted: 12/30/08 at 10:21am

I thought it worked better on TV than it did on stage, but that didn't keep me from dropping off during that second act. I'm not sure it is possible to stage this piece effectively. It may work better as an oratorio or concert piece. There's a lot of gorgeous and powerful music there, it would be a shame for it to fall completely off the map.
"If they can get you asking the wrong questions, they don't have to worry about the answers." Thomas Pynchon, GRAVITY'S RAINBOW "Reality is that which, when you stop believing in it, doesn't go away." Philip K. Dick My blog: http://www.roscoewrites.blogspot.com/
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re: The Met's production of Doctor Atomic on PBS 12/29 9:00

Posted: 12/30/08 at 11:32am

agreed. and one of my favorite elements of this production was how they put her in that fuscia dress and her read hair when everything else was so brown and grey. Loved it. I wish i could see it in London when it goes there next.

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