I went to the opera yesterday night. Salome by Strauss. While waiting in the lobby the newly elected German president and his wife walked by. Whoever recognized him greeted him friendly and he was so kind.
Later he took his front row center seat and was applauded by the audience. He seems to be a very humble man. I just feel sorry for him if that was his first visit to the Deutsche Oper Berlin. Well, the director gave a very unusual setting for the story. It was all placed in a madhouse. Salome played with a very realistic head of John, blood everywhere. Finally when Salome is killed her limbs fly around...
graphic, to say the least. Furthermore Prof. Köhler got a perfect up-skirt view on Salome when she was lying on her back, feet to the audience.
Anyway, the singing and acting was exquisite. For me, that saved the day.
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well, that would have been a nice view. = )
I saw Die Sauberfloete at the Deutsche Oper Berlin about three years ago, and loved it.
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