Frühling's Erwachen (by Benoît Mernier) - the GAY scene

[westlifefoeverfan]

is this on stage? if so cool love this a lot

[junkheadinfection]

gah. the musical is a million times better!

[Trampadoo]

@junkheadinfection : Haha, what? How can you even compare two completely different genres? *bangs head against wall* Musically this is a couple of levels above the musical version, everything else is just a matter of taste.

[junkheadinfection]

@Trampadoo well...it's my opinion. :D

[Trampadoo]

@junkheadinfection: Well, than your opinion exposes you as kind of simple and ignorant.. ;D

[gogo245]

AMAZING!

[hithere01002]

its a wonderful peice. I jut wish I could understand the words ^^"

[geneimperfect]

If you can find a translation of the original German play, the words of the opera follow it relatively closely. Some of the original lines are cut, but the words aren't really altered.

[drewski67]

wow, that was really stunning. I had never heard this piece before, it's gorgeous!! Bravi!!

[theatreguy516]

I thought this was Spring Awakening!!! You tricked me! I don't care about this!

[rent8907]

this is an opera based off of the book, so it is spring awakening just not the musical

[iloverock28]

I just want to say to all the people who speak there over music than Mister Mernier is my teacher of organ and improvisations and that's a very nice man.

do the same, but if you can

[FABRIZIO82]

I like the music. I just find it a bit "cliché" to have used falsettists.

A tenor+barihunk version would have been-at least so far I'm concerned-more erotic and subversive.

[operastud82]

Why would you say 'falsettists?' They are two tenors, not countertenors. I think the whole point here, if you know the play, is that these boys are 14 years old-there are other baritone roles-perhaps the composer preferred having two higher voices to emphasize their youthfulness in contrast with the maturity of the words they are singing.

[craigwalters]

@operastud82 I suppose he says 'falsettist' because they are singing so lightly. I also think it sounds like falsetto in some places.

[operastud82]

@craigwalters Use of "head voice" does not mean "falsetto." Vocal color creates an effect, and particularly in this case, a youthful one. People throw this term "falsetto" around so loosely no one seem to know what it actually means anymore.

[Prickler32]

@operastud82 It's a tenor thing. Basses never seem to understand how the tenor voice works;-)

[saltedlashes]

While it is a fantastic peice of music, I'm really glad they didn't choose to take the Broadway musical this way.

[renethel]

i'm glad about that too. this piece of music here is beautiful, but it wouldn't reach the teenage audience hoped for in the B'way production.

[toma19coma]

Aw, hanschen and ernst...i wish I knew what they were saying, tho. They have awesome voices, though.

[bigpinkypig]

Basically they say "you are so handsome I would like to have a walk with you" and some poetic crap too, the things you say when you encounter your first love experience. Those were the times!