I could be wrong, but it seems to be an electronically souped up track combining the voice of the late, great Klaus Nomi (German countertenor noted for his theatrical quasi-pop renditions of operatic arias) with harpsichord and Mika's sound effects, all lip synched by a Marilyn Monroe impersonator. Right?
@tyrrath Well the original show was somewhat an hommage to Klaus Nomi but his music is not present in this number. This number was done with a harpsichord, viola, mezzo-soprano, theremine, chatter box and an electronic track.
@tyrrath This rendition is actually played lived. No lipsync involved. The singer was, at the time, a very talented upcoming talent from the Atelier Lyrique of l'Opéra de Montréal. Harpsichord and viola was played live as well as the electronic intro (which is not present on the recording), electronic ambiance mixed in and thermine at the end. The show was an hommage to pop art and yes, Klaus Nomi's legacy.
Great voice. One can tell she was copying Janet Baker's version and kudos for that, since it is the best version available. But where is the melancholy? This is a song about abandonment -- an abandonment so deeply and excruciatingly hurtful that it causes the character singing to be in the act of dying of a broken heart.
@sagagossard Hello, with respect to the singer, she asked us to remove her name since she did not feel it reprensented her style of presentation. We respected her wishes and yes she is a terrific singer now a regular at l'Opéra de Montréal.
@sanctuaryn In the newer version of this show, the Sorceress is a Betty Page lookalike! We are very proud of this unforgiving adaptation. You either like of hate and we at Theatre POD are very confortable in that position.
I don't particularly care for her vibrato. It seems like a bit too much. That aside, I like the expressiveness of the singer.
With the synthesizers going on throughout the course of this piece, I can't help but feel that Purcell's intended afekt was lost. Other than that, this was a delight to watch!
What an amazingly warm and vibrant voice. Excellent singing... some may say it's a little to open for Baroque style... a personally find it just what the doctor ordered.
I like this one the best out of all your modified classics. It's probably because it's the most accurate harmonically. I'm curious as to how you think this makes opera more accessible. I'm not being rude, but seriously, there is still operatic singing involved, except now there's a lot more weird unintelligible things going on that I think more people would be turned off to than simply the operatic singing and old costumes.
This project has to be seen as a laboratory where the parameters were pretty strict on the POD team. We were asked to "revisit" Purcell's piece. Of course we did feel quite uneasy with this task (same as for the Turn of the Screw project) because we did want to bring innovation without completely loosing the essence of the work. As for people being turned off, lets just say that this is probably one of the shows that sold the most. We are actually presenting it again at a larger venue!
i understand that you are trying to promote this, but telling people who are turned off by certain aspects of this piece that this is one of the shows that sold the most isn't exactly the best way to change their minds. this is not an MTV product!
i do appreciate the work done here though. thanks for that =)
@M0oM0o1 Hello, Thank you for taking the time to listen to our posting. This show actually has to be seen as something competely different from the original opera. It is basically a mish mash of many genre where we sometimes are in the lyrical genre and other times in a fully pop with edge format. The project really started as an experimental lab on Purcell's original work but as the project advanced really took a life of its own.
@theatrePOD in our show we tell a very different story in wich a fading starlett makes a last attempt to renew her career by accepting a rôle in an edgy movie adaptation of Dido... so in that respect I think it better frames the context of this number. Mind you this posting is quite old and our Didon v.1.2 was still at its infancy. We are working on touring this show soon.
NOT BEING RUDE, OR WHATEVER, BUT THE SINGER DOES LOOK LIKE A MAN DRESSED UP AS A WOMAN!
squirell1952 9 months ago
Dildo & Anus: When I Get Laid! LOL!!!!!
koalaswrath 1 year ago
her countenance could be more sad in the beginning... but that's it.
VolkColopatrion 1 year ago
I could be wrong, but it seems to be an electronically souped up track combining the voice of the late, great Klaus Nomi (German countertenor noted for his theatrical quasi-pop renditions of operatic arias) with harpsichord and Mika's sound effects, all lip synched by a Marilyn Monroe impersonator. Right?
tyrrath 1 year ago
@tyrrath Well the original show was somewhat an hommage to Klaus Nomi but his music is not present in this number. This number was done with a harpsichord, viola, mezzo-soprano, theremine, chatter box and an electronic track.
theatrePOD 1 year ago
@tyrrath This rendition is actually played lived. No lipsync involved. The singer was, at the time, a very talented upcoming talent from the Atelier Lyrique of l'Opéra de Montréal. Harpsichord and viola was played live as well as the electronic intro (which is not present on the recording), electronic ambiance mixed in and thermine at the end. The show was an hommage to pop art and yes, Klaus Nomi's legacy.
theatrePOD 1 year ago
Great voice. One can tell she was copying Janet Baker's version and kudos for that, since it is the best version available. But where is the melancholy? This is a song about abandonment -- an abandonment so deeply and excruciatingly hurtful that it causes the character singing to be in the act of dying of a broken heart.
RoboSlater 1 year ago
I thing is not very kind dont put the singers name
sagagossard 1 year ago
@sagagossard Hello, with respect to the singer, she asked us to remove her name since she did not feel it reprensented her style of presentation. We respected her wishes and yes she is a terrific singer now a regular at l'Opéra de Montréal.
theatrePOD 1 year ago
Excellent mezzo, I cannot believe she wasn't given proper credit. After all, it was her talent holding this "thing" together.
BrunildaSoto 2 years ago
Sweet Jesus! What has happened here?
Dortmunderstrasse 2 years ago
Awesome singer!!! who is it?
Handelfreak 2 years ago
marilyn monroe, genius :)
sanctuaryn 2 years ago
@sanctuaryn In the newer version of this show, the Sorceress is a Betty Page lookalike! We are very proud of this unforgiving adaptation. You either like of hate and we at Theatre POD are very confortable in that position.
theatrePOD 1 year ago
I don't particularly care for her vibrato. It seems like a bit too much. That aside, I like the expressiveness of the singer.
With the synthesizers going on throughout the course of this piece, I can't help but feel that Purcell's intended afekt was lost. Other than that, this was a delight to watch!
TheChipster91 2 years ago
agreed
M0oM0o1 2 years ago
drag queen night?
BernardProfitendieu 2 years ago
What an amazingly warm and vibrant voice. Excellent singing... some may say it's a little to open for Baroque style... a personally find it just what the doctor ordered.
cbrown6660 3 years ago 2
disgusting.
roger5n5 3 years ago
why?
dorotttta 2 years ago
I like this one the best out of all your modified classics. It's probably because it's the most accurate harmonically. I'm curious as to how you think this makes opera more accessible. I'm not being rude, but seriously, there is still operatic singing involved, except now there's a lot more weird unintelligible things going on that I think more people would be turned off to than simply the operatic singing and old costumes.
jsswift 3 years ago
This project has to be seen as a laboratory where the parameters were pretty strict on the POD team. We were asked to "revisit" Purcell's piece. Of course we did feel quite uneasy with this task (same as for the Turn of the Screw project) because we did want to bring innovation without completely loosing the essence of the work. As for people being turned off, lets just say that this is probably one of the shows that sold the most. We are actually presenting it again at a larger venue!
theatrePOD 3 years ago
i understand that you are trying to promote this, but telling people who are turned off by certain aspects of this piece that this is one of the shows that sold the most isn't exactly the best way to change their minds. this is not an MTV product!
i do appreciate the work done here though. thanks for that =)
M0oM0o1 2 years ago
@M0oM0o1 Hello, Thank you for taking the time to listen to our posting. This show actually has to be seen as something competely different from the original opera. It is basically a mish mash of many genre where we sometimes are in the lyrical genre and other times in a fully pop with edge format. The project really started as an experimental lab on Purcell's original work but as the project advanced really took a life of its own.
theatrePOD 1 year ago
@theatrePOD in our show we tell a very different story in wich a fading starlett makes a last attempt to renew her career by accepting a rôle in an edgy movie adaptation of Dido... so in that respect I think it better frames the context of this number. Mind you this posting is quite old and our Didon v.1.2 was still at its infancy. We are working on touring this show soon.
theatrePOD 1 year ago
Who is the singer? Great voice! (But Jessie Norman is bettre!)
flintbarney 3 years ago
this is marilyn monroe
doddsalfa 3 years ago
Marilyn Monroe or Tanya Tucker?
CalifaJohn 3 years ago
well,that's becorce Jessie Norman is the best.
doddsalfa 3 years ago
Exactly what Purcell wanted. DRUGS@!JKASFH:KJSDAF
LutenistDeMari 3 years ago
It is always surprising to see how an piece can really change with a few arrangements.
This piece is actually everyones favourite from the show.
theatrePOD 3 years ago
And its exactly what Purcell had in mind too! DRUGSS AHAHAHHAHHAEHEHUAEHFUHEAOUIAUEOIUEAOIUOIE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
ThisDream 3 years ago
I love this.
mthatch1 4 years ago
Wow!
I found this by accident and thoroughly enjoyed it!
Beautiful.
chrisnatti 4 years ago
very cool! i love it, to take and re-market, thumbs up.
violoncellistaCDN 4 years ago
That's great!
mistymango 4 years ago