i think this was much better than the MET version, it was conducted much to fast, and even though this staging is a bit odd, it comes off much better than the static line they stood in at the MET version.
well regardless the met version was not well staged, lines of people singing while random native americans stand above them are not at all reminiscent of an atomic bomb explosion which is what this piece is supposed to portray
I agree, the Met version was really static. This version is very, very weird, but at least the staging adds to the effect of the music instead of detracting from it. I love Adams' orchestral music - not a fan of his choral stuff.
I think I preferred the MET recording of this chorus, as the MET chorus just had so much more power behind them and the lighting here feels just a bit too brightly coloured, but overall the MET staging was too static, just here this chorus is a little bit too overdone I think.
zijn er hier Nederlandsers die alle negers en moslims uit Nederland willen sturen? Voordat zij onze grote 2,7 duizend jaar oude westerse traditie vernietigen.
This is a great chorus. The alternation between chorus and orchestration makes a wonderful and very creative combination. This is excellent music, especially for our current standards of Opera composition... ;-)
@gryffynda the same thought crossed my mind
FlatLand43 1 month ago
1:03 TENSO
amt253 8 months ago 2
LONG LIVE HINDUISM
rohitkumarindia 10 months ago
It's sounding like Carmina Burana, lol
gryffynda 1 year ago
Fuck all you bitch whores in hell. You fucktards just asswiped the hell out of this bitchass song.
needoomoleoo 1 year ago
@needoomoleoo
Opera fans talk like this? LOL wow they have come a long way.
enochjames 11 months ago
I heard a better versions of this in Saarbrücken (Germany).
It sounded way more chaotic with way better strings.
But maybe its just the sound quality!
viciousCB88 1 year ago
The Met's was better.
RoulfYelrab 2 years ago
Perhaps it's because I saw it in a concert format at the Atlanta Symphony, but most of the opera left me completely cold.
I did, however, have a fondness for this chorus.
agreatguy6 2 years ago
Wow... This is modern opera. And it sounds like... Good music! Progress!
kanalje 3 years ago 13
Haha! I take it you're not a fan of pieces like Messiaen's St Francois then?
morris9409 2 years ago
Really don't know. I'm struggling to get beyond the 19th century anyhow.
kanalje 2 years ago
I just watched a screening of this opera! It was SO awesome! I loved this chorus!
stevtomato 3 years ago 2
i think this was much better than the MET version, it was conducted much to fast, and even though this staging is a bit odd, it comes off much better than the static line they stood in at the MET version.
blueview003 3 years ago
Nah I think the met's was much better and more exciting - this chorus feels kind of tedious at this slower tempo.
rvaughanwilliams1988 3 years ago
well regardless the met version was not well staged, lines of people singing while random native americans stand above them are not at all reminiscent of an atomic bomb explosion which is what this piece is supposed to portray
blueview003 3 years ago 2
I agree, the Met version was really static. This version is very, very weird, but at least the staging adds to the effect of the music instead of detracting from it. I love Adams' orchestral music - not a fan of his choral stuff.
ladyeoin 2 years ago
I think I preferred the MET recording of this chorus, as the MET chorus just had so much more power behind them and the lighting here feels just a bit too brightly coloured, but overall the MET staging was too static, just here this chorus is a little bit too overdone I think.
evildoctorcow 2 years ago
I think that for the scene about being hit by a fucking atomic bomb, it's done at an appropriate level.
ToddleToTheZoo 2 years ago 13
I wish the camera would pan out once in a while instead all those extreme closeups.
JeeRant 3 years ago 7
zijn er hier Nederlandsers die alle negers en moslims uit Nederland willen sturen? Voordat zij onze grote 2,7 duizend jaar oude westerse traditie vernietigen.
croscream 3 years ago
I love this. Do you have any other parts of the opera you can upload, Arsace86, or will I just have to wait for the Met performance to hear the rest?
GlobalHuntMan 3 years ago
This is a great chorus. The alternation between chorus and orchestration makes a wonderful and very creative combination. This is excellent music, especially for our current standards of Opera composition... ;-)
Homoclassicus 3 years ago 3
watch?v=l8w3Y-dskeg
letzteErinnerung 3 years ago