Girls Coffeeshop Talk

[Lion]

Originally Posted by Carolina

Leo, I've been busy with kiddos, playdates, dr appts, and more playdates. Who says summer vacation is relaxing?

Yes, I hear you no rest for the wicked. Also if you are having some friends over you will probably need more than 1 bottle of wine(better make it 3 or 4 bottles)!!!

[Carolina]

Originally Posted by Lion

Yes, I hear you no rest for the wicked. Also if you are having some friends over you will probably need more than 1 bottle of wine(better make it 3 or 4 bottles)!!!

Sheesh - I'm a lightweight! A glass or two and I'm done.

[Rockrolex]

Originally Posted by Carolina

Hmm, did your version have Onegin doing an onstage costume change just after the duel with Lensky?

Not that I recall. And I think I would have if they had done one. Must have been quite something to see.

Is this on a DVD?

[Lion]

Originally Posted by Carolina

Sheesh - I'm a lightweight! A glass or two and I'm done.

Yeah, that's what they all say!!! LOL!!!

[Carolina]

Originally Posted by Rockrolex

Not that I recall. And I think I would have if they had done one. Must have been quite something to see.

Is this on a DVD?

Yes, it's on the performance at the Met that I just purchased. Considering that Onegin was portrayed by Dmitri Hvorostovsky, it might have been a freebie for the ladies in the audience. On the DVD, it was a quick flash, but I'm sure the audience got an eyeful.

Editing to add that it made for a very ingenious and effective transition from the duel scene, to Onegin's reentry into society, if I recall.

[Rockrolex]

Originally Posted by Carolina

Yes, it's on the performance at the Met that I just purchased. Considering that Onegin was portrayed by Dmitri Hvorostovsky, it might have been a freebie for the ladies in the audience. On the DVD, it was a quick flash, but I'm sure the audience got an eyeful.

I better not tell Arleen about that. She loves Hvorostovsky.

[Carolina]

Originally Posted by Rockrolex

I better not tell Arleen about that. She loves Hvorostovsky.

Here's a blogger review of the 2007 performance at the Met:

oops, see below...

[Carolina]

Sorry, Ed - I posted the wrong link:

http://scoredesk.blogspot.com/2007/0...moviecast.html

[away36]

Originally Posted by Goodwatch

Mmmm. The only liver I eat is chicken liver. Cook slow in real butter, add fresh ground pepper and some salt. Add a generous dash of Cognac and allow for some evaporation. Add fresh cream to 'montage' a sauce.

Prepare some sirloin stakes to your liking (rare, medium, well done) and pour the chicken livers and sauce over them. Serve with a wine that is able to compete with the sauce

OMG! That sounds decadently amazing!!! I absolutely will try that!!! Thanks, Frans!!!!

P.S. It'll be a far cry from the peanut butter and banana sandwich I just ate!

[away36]

Originally Posted by Carolina

Leo, I've been busy with kiddos, playdates, dr appts, and more playdates. Who says summer vacation is relaxing?

I remember those days. Four boys and they ALL wanted friends over at the same time. By the time they were teenagers they practically took over the house!

[Rockrolex]

Thanks, Caroline. Interesting read. How can you miss with Fleming and Hvorostovsky and Vargas. Ah, the Met does get the best.

We're going to try to get tickets to thee live Met performances this year and then a few more in HD.

I don't know if you've been to any of the HD performances, but they are wonderful. I especially like the intermissions where the performers and/or the conductor are interviewed. You get a real backstage view as the stage crew is setting up for the next act and someone is standing there being interviewed.

[away36]

Mornin' Bill. How'd your Tuesday go? Going to be a busy day for me at work today. Students are starting their exams. I feel bad for the kids. It seems like every time there are exams in the spring, it rains every exam day. 90% of the kids are soaking wet when they get to school. What a lousy way to have to sit and write an exam!

[East Bay Rider]

Well Nancy, I'd say it's very nice of you to notice the kids condition at all.
School ends here next Tuesday and that begins my short vacation. Can't wait.

[Lion]

Mornin to all, have a great day and may you be happy and have your dreams come true!!!

[Carolina]

Originally Posted by Rockrolex

Thanks, Caroline. Interesting read. How can you miss with Fleming and Hvorostovsky and Vargas. Ah, the Met does get the best.

We're going to try to get tickets to thee live Met performances this year and then a few more in HD.

I don't know if you've been to any of the HD performances, but they are wonderful. I especially like the intermissions where the performers and/or the conductor are interviewed. You get a real backstage view as the stage crew is setting up for the next act and someone is standing there being interviewed.

I've never been, but am looking forward to seeing an HD performance this season.

Tell me - does singing ability generally trump form and function when casting a performance? One thing that struck me when watching Eugene Onegin was the mezzo-soprano that played Olga (Tatiana's sister). It was actually a little confusing at first, as the part is obviously a teenage girl, but the singer was a woman around the age of 50! It was a little hard to reconcile.

[Rockrolex]

Originally Posted by Carolina

I've never been, but am looking forward to seeing an HD performance this season.

Tell me - does singing ability generally trump form and function when casting a performance? One thing that struck me when watching Eugene Onegin was the mezzo-soprano that played Olga (Tatiana's sister). It was actually a little confusing at first, as the part is obviously a teenage girl, but the singer was a woman around the age of 50! It was a little hard to reconcile.

I think that's been the case for a long time. We saw Turandot at Washington Opera a few years ago. Turandot was performed by a woman who weighed in at about 400 lbs. How anyone could fall madly in love with that tub of lard went way beyond stretching the imagination. That performance ruined the opera for me until we saw it again a few weeks ago. This time Angela Gheorghiu sang Turandot and she was not only wonderful as a singer but she looked the part of a beautiful princess.

I do think that many of today's sopranos and mezzos are much better looking physically than in the past. Natalie Dessay, Anna Netrebko, Renee Flemming, to name a few, are all easy on the eye, as well as being great singers. So I think we'll be seeing more of a change in the future, where form takes on a more prominent role. At least I hope that will be the case.

One can only stretch reality so far - before it snaps.

[Jimbits76]

Arrrrrghhhhh been gardening again. Returfed the bit we did sunday and did a whole lot more lawn renovation along with some other front work.

I am in pain.

Even my blood aches!

J

[redshirt1957]

Originally Posted by Jimbits76

Arrrrrghhhhh been gardening again. Returfed the bit we did sunday and did a whole lot more lawn renovation along with some other front work.

I am in pain.

Even my blood aches!

J

Eh ole' PMSBoy76!

[Jimbits76]

Originally Posted by redshirt1957

Eh ole' PMSBoy76!

I am too weary and sore to comment.

Doh!

J

[away36]

Originally Posted by East Bay Rider

Well Nancy, I'd say it's very nice of you to notice the kids condition at all.
School ends here next Tuesday and that begins my short vacation. Can't wait.

Any special plans, Bill?

[Goodwatch]

Originally Posted by away36

OMG! That sounds decadently amazing!!! I absolutely will try that!!! Thanks, Frans!!!!

P.S. It'll be a far cry from the peanut butter and banana sandwich I just ate!

Nice, huh? And what is decadent? Live life Apart from the Cognac, none of the ingredients are overly expensive. Make sure that you don't overdo the livers, they must stay tender.

[away36]

Originally Posted by Jimbits76

Arrrrrghhhhh been gardening again. Returfed the bit we did sunday and did a whole lot more lawn renovation along with some other front work.

I am in pain.

Even my blood aches!

J

Bugger for punishment eh? They say misery loves company. Hope this helps. This was Al yesterday.......today he's watching the rain and the pile of sod waiting to be laid, shrubs to be replanted etc.

[away36]

Originally Posted by Goodwatch

Nice, huh? And what is decadent? Live life Apart from the Cognac, none of the ingredients are overly expensive. Make sure that you don't overdo the livers, they must stay tender.

I can honestly say that Cognac is not something Al and I have ever purchased! Mind you, I have a son who loves it so I'll have to hide it when he visits or I'll never have any for cooking!

My family always used to take chicken livers, dip them in melted butter, then roll them in cracker crumbs and bake them. They were always one of our favourite get-together "snacks". Been years since I've had any!

[Goodwatch]

Originally Posted by away36

I can honestly say that Cognac is not something Al and I have ever purchased! Mind you, I have a son who loves it so I'll have to hide it when he visits or I'll never have any for cooking!

My family always used to take chicken livers, dip them in melted butter, then roll them in cracker crumbs and bake them. They were always one of our favourite get-together "snacks". Been years since I've had any!

It needn't be a VSOP or 'Grande Champagne' Cognac and perhaps Brandy will do. I've never tried it in the recepy because I always have a bottle of Cognac on my drinks trolley for those guests that like it. I'm not a lover of Cognac myself. To drink, that is. I prefer Scotch or Bourbon

[Carolina]

Originally Posted by Rockrolex

I think that's been the case for a long time. We saw Turandot at Washington Opera a few years ago. Turandot was performed by a woman who weighed in at about 400 lbs. How anyone could fall madly in love with that tub of lard went way beyond stretching the imagination. That performance ruined the opera for me until we saw it again a few weeks ago. This time Angela Gheorghiu sang Turandot and she was not only wonderful as a singer but she looked the part of a beautiful princess.

I do think that many of today's sopranos and mezzos are much better looking physically than in the past. Natalie Dessay, Anna Netrebko, Renee Flemming, to name a few, are all easy on the eye, as well as being great singers. So I think we'll be seeing more of a change in the future, where form takes on a more prominent role. At least I hope that will be the case.

One can only stretch reality so far - before it snaps.

Bwahaha! OK, I feel a little better now.

[Carolina]

For you opera fans:

[away36]

Originally Posted by Goodwatch

It needn't be a VSOP or 'Grande Champagne' Cognac and perhaps Brandy will do. I've never tried it in the recepy because I always have a bottle of Cognac on my drinks trolley for those guests that like it. I'm not a lover of Cognac myself. To drink, that is. I prefer Scotch or Bourbon

Thanks, Frans! That's good to know! Scotch and Bourbon. (insert shudder here). Now...a nice Drambui in a heated glass............sweeeeet!!!

[Lion]

Originally Posted by away36

I can honestly say that Cognac is not something Al and I have ever purchased! Mind you, I have a son who loves it so I'll have to hide it when he visits or I'll never have any for cooking!

My family always used to take chicken livers, dip them in melted butter, then roll them in cracker crumbs and bake them. They were always one of our favourite get-together "snacks". Been years since I've had any!

Nancy, I know you would love chopped liver Jewish style on Ritz crackers or on cocktail rye bread!!!

[East Bay Rider]

Originally Posted by away36

Any special plans, Bill?

With the constant rain and hectic baseball schedule I haven't finished opening the pool yet or cleaned out the fishpond. I hope to ride my bicycle and I need to change the oil in my truck and replace the brakes on my motorcycle. For Father's day I got a new camera and I haven't even been able to roam around aimlessly taking pictures yet.
I wish my vacation was longer.

[away36]

Originally Posted by Lion

Nancy, I know you would love chopped liver Jewish style on Ritz crackers or on cocktail rye bread!!!

Sounds interesting. What is "Jewish style"?