Karita Mattila & Jonas Kaufmann: "E non giungono" - Tosca, Munich 10/7/10

[avalokiteshivara]

Não entendi este final e ao que parece nem o publico...

Como Karita envelheceu... Mas é muito boa no que faz com certeza.

[callistrate1]

Que sont allés faire dans cette galère de production Mattila et Kaufmann...

Un personnage de Floria Tosca ordinaire, vulgaire, loin de la passionnée mais vertueuse héroïne de Sardou et Puccini.

Quant à la direction d'acteurs!

Quelle indigence!

[melisandedebussy]

buta iban tan bien y mataron el final po!!!! como no se tiro al precipicio!!!!

[JoanatNo29]

It was done better in the Met's version (same production, same set). Matilla was seen at the window above and appeared to throw herself from it - presumably must have been restrained by some means in case of accident ! - but at the same moment the scene blacked out. The effect was very dramatic, pity they didn't do the same in Munich.

[Tennorio5]

where is the finale?

[jaa80]

Splendid! Mattila and Kaufmann are great!

What comes to that jumping, - well I think too its a little bit weird that that the suicide did not happen. I suppose someone/something should have jumped out of that window (not Mattila I think). Well for some reason this did not happen, but the music, singing and acting (definitely including the footsie thing) were great anyway (in my opinion)!

Thanks for posting... :)

[sour7lemon]

@Operalou2 1) I wasn't, and am still not sure, if this is the same production. 2) I was looking to see if anyone else had any more information, or if they could verify what I already knew, which was the whole alteration rumor (I say rumor because I do not know if this was done as a fact) I was merely looking for more insight in it, and was shocked initially because i WAS expecting a jump, per the cinema intention it seems (As the camera was zoomed into the window where she should have jumped)

[sour7lemon]

@Operalou2 This production looks very similar to the Met/Scala 2009-2010 production. I'm not sure if it is though, but if it is, the jump was originally put in place with a mechanical dummy that "fell" out of the window but didn't completely fall, rather remained mid-air -- this 'fall' received many boo's and lots of controversy. I think I remember that when they went back to the work in the second half of the Met season, they took it out all together to avoid controversy and boo-ing.

[coryisawake]

@sour7lemon This is the same production by Luc Bondy

[sour7lemon]

WHY DIDNT SHE JUMP that is horrible

[coryisawake]

@sour7lemon Not the most important thing here.

[sour7lemon]

@coryisawake I beg to differ... The whole final scene is a build up to the jump/suicide. Without it is definitely a buzz kill. Also, seeing her playing footsie with the soldier chasing her up the stairs after she already finished her last vocal line is just silly and totally kills the mood

[amlirco]

@coryisawake I think the jump is a must. Well if some problems occur it's understandable but this ending is quite hillarios, w/o mentioning the gigantic distortion it introduces.

[coryisawake]

@amlirco I don't mean to argue a matter of personal taste. I just don't find this production hardly as bad as people claim. I feel this way especially in light of so many other productions that aren't a fraction as visually compelling and don't even have Tosca SEEM to jump (like LA's recent production with Licitra, Ramey and Urmana). This Tosca isn't that divergent from tradition, doesn't place Tosca in a birdcage, or dress everyone in military regalia; it just doesn't happen to be Zeffirelli.

[amlirco]

@coryisawake Actually, it's not a question of arguing (with you) or comparing different staging (for good or bad unknown to me) etc. Just a Tosca kicking everybody's a... is not Tosca for me. Sardou's / Puccini's Tosca defies and jumps, that simple.