I rather don't like this portrayal of Erda. She looks too much like an Irish Banshee. Which is to say, a witch. But Erda was not a witch. The images don't match. I may be wrong. I welcome any contrary opinions.
Yes, opera lovers we now have to look forward to Wotan being a corrupt businessman, Brunnhilde a vamp/motercycle queen, Freye a quarrelsome hausfrau. Now you honestly tell me: Would Richard WAgner be happy of what has happened to his mythic tetrology?? All together: "NEIN"
She's supposed to be an earth goddess--and here she looks like a street walker/bag lady (yes)--typical of Chereau to reduce ancient archetypes into trash. I'm not surprised--he's from France and doesn't understand German/Nordic mythology. He certainly never read of R. Wagner's stage diretions for his mammoth tetralogy. The wonder is that Wolfgang Wagner (Wagner's grandson) allowed Chereau carte blanche with this ideot--stripped--of magic production!!
loony tunes production on every level.
windstorm1000 2 weeks ago
One word review...AMAZING!
misko667 2 months ago
Just a chick with a sheet over her? Come on!
Jazzdog40 4 months ago
Ingenius music - gives me goosebumps every single time
LohengrinT 9 months ago
I rather don't like this portrayal of Erda. She looks too much like an Irish Banshee. Which is to say, a witch. But Erda was not a witch. The images don't match. I may be wrong. I welcome any contrary opinions.
ytdsgdjgfueyxn537 1 year ago
@ytdsgdjgfueyxn537
I completely understand what you say - but she is the Mother of All - she knows Past, Present, Future.
Her face must not be shown I agree with that
How would you picture her in your mind?
LohengrinT 9 months ago
Yes, opera lovers we now have to look forward to Wotan being a corrupt businessman, Brunnhilde a vamp/motercycle queen, Freye a quarrelsome hausfrau. Now you honestly tell me: Would Richard WAgner be happy of what has happened to his mythic tetrology?? All together: "NEIN"
windstorm1000 1 year ago
She's supposed to be an earth goddess--and here she looks like a street walker/bag lady (yes)--typical of Chereau to reduce ancient archetypes into trash. I'm not surprised--he's from France and doesn't understand German/Nordic mythology. He certainly never read of R. Wagner's stage diretions for his mammoth tetralogy. The wonder is that Wolfgang Wagner (Wagner's grandson) allowed Chereau carte blanche with this ideot--stripped--of magic production!!
windstorm1000 1 year ago
I worship this scene :)
She looks like she needs extermination by Dean Winchester :p
LohengrinT 1 year ago
Love this. I did not like Wagner a year ago, now I find him so irresistible
cantanteporsiempre 1 year ago
Bag lady? did you see the same Erda in Act III Siegfried? Amazing interpretation of the role.....
rumpwrestler 1 year ago
I'll take a bag lady like that any street.
ssballs 1 year ago
quelle émotion!!!!
tout en symboles!
marieclaudenivot1950 2 years ago
Alles was ist, endet.
barbaricyawper14 2 years ago
Wagner is a Genius
cyclonesupercell 3 years ago 11
@cyclonesupercell Alas, he only WAS...
ElisabettaVS 2 years ago
My favorite part of Das Rheingold. Such a warning to us all; unless we become more kind to Mother Earth we are all doomed.
I love this part of the Ring Cycle.
magpieonjupiter 3 years ago 8
@magpieonjupiter you are right. the opera really is metaphor--and this is the biggest one.
windstorm1000 2 weeks ago
Wow this is nice!
agabusdawatchman 3 years ago
wie alles war, weiss ich
perskram 4 years ago