Lucia: "The Virginity Testing" Christiane Boesiger

[suh1289]

holly fuck...

[JustaWyomingGirl]

Well, she's not a virgin anymore after Mr. HappyFingers was done with her!

[verdiepuccini]

eSISTE DAVVERO QUESTA SCENA NELL'OPERA ORIGINALE?

[Drelnis]

This is the weird production, I hate it. A "virginity test"? And getting her wrist cut in Regnava? This is too dark to be Lucia, atleast for a first act and the first half of the first act, the music does not indicate that, especially in the first act. It is a unique and interesting production but I find it upsetting. Modern Traviata I can bear, Aida as a maid in a museum I can bear, but this is just WAY too bizarre.

[sonnet43]

This makes no sense! The crowd says "here she comes" after she's been on stage for 10 minutes?!

[mrlammermoor]

doesn't "avanzarsi" actually mean "to come closer" not just "to come"??

[sonnet43]

It means to approach. In fact the text right as Arturo is using the finger is "Now solve a doubt for me...I hear that Edgardo has been setting his gaze upon her." Enrico replies "Yes he has dared to do that, but..." that's when the big "AH!" of joy comes. That's quite powerful and probably historically accurate, but then "Lucia is approaching" comes across strange. And the crowd has to back away to give her some approach space? It's an great idea, but the segue was weird.

[sonnet43]

I think it's great that they are stressing the huge issue of gender control that's present in this opera...It was great up until the "she is approaching" part! Also, I am not sure that Arturo would have been the one to check. Wouldn't they have had a woman do it? And would it have been done in front of everyone?

[Drelnis]

lol it's like a Met production of Boheme, Mimi was kissing Rodolfo for like 2 minutes and then the score forces Mimi to say "Are they gone yet?" in the last act.

[petelovesbevsills]

Jesus Mary and Joseph and all the saints gathering at the cross!!!! Is this SHIT really necessary? What totally, indescribably, horrendous low life bad taste. Are they appealing to sewer dwellers to come to life and appreciate this rubbish?

[joanabanyeres]

WHAT AN AWFULL SCENE. oh My God!. I KNOW ONLY THE GYPSYS WHO ARE DOING THIS HORROR. Christiane you are so good singer...