suspend disbelief . people have powers of attraction .The very worstMao,Stalin,Hilter,Mussolini,Franco. Jokannen islike the madman Jesus. Life is the same old story over and over Does not matter what they look like the invisible takes hold and Salome would be great if she was younger flirt.But who can do this certainly not that French woman who shrieks as Queen of Night? Just go along with it looks don't make it any more believable. Dame G. is fantastical,convincing in anything she essays!
Jones was great as a live artist. Hearing her bark the notes always left me stunned. Well, she was not the greatest interpretator, she had a lisp, a wobble - but all her energy and her will to act made her the artist she was, respectively still is.
Maybe I'm dumb but why to the women always have to carry this opera. Even if you were a nutty lady why would you chase a barrel chested Jokannan and fall in love. Surely the playwright would have wanted the "hero" to have a magentism other than just being an unwashed prisoner?
Yes you are right. Trouble is many of the Salomes are not the coquettish teens they are supposed to be.... and most of the Jokannans are not that attractive either. Rapurous music though!
Well..the "playwright" Oscar Wilde never had Jokanan as the "hero" ..the "heroine" is Salome..in the opera his role was written as he is in the Oscar Wilde play and just as you imagined Saint John the Baptist sounded like/acted/reacted..his character IS important and has many great lines but baritones who sing him are careful not to outshine Salome who is the star of the opera...I like it when a Wagnerian baritone sings Jokannan..adds greater power to the role...
@askdhg yes i have good ones that s why i know she is bad more than bad and i was in the audience in Marseille Rysanek was Herodias,Jean Philippe Laffont Jokanaan.; and she was in such a bad vocal form, can t you hear she can t sing any note in the right tune
..wait a minute..she was born in 1936....going after 60.....awarded many orders of the British Empire.....do you imply singing at 72? She must be directing.
Nope. She's still singing - you can search for reviews (and even photos) of her Herodias in Malmo in the internet, as well as her hugely acclaimed Queen of Hearts in Munich last year, the latter having recently been released in the form of DVD.
looks like security camera.
0casteloencantado0 1 month ago
c est a Marseille!!!!
henrifrombarcelona 1 year ago
yes, she is unique if don't think in Caballé: the most sensual and powerful Salomé with no dubt!
notruf34 1 year ago
suspend disbelief . people have powers of attraction .The very worstMao,Stalin,Hilter,Mussolini,Franco. Jokannen islike the madman Jesus. Life is the same old story over and over Does not matter what they look like the invisible takes hold and Salome would be great if she was younger flirt.But who can do this certainly not that French woman who shrieks as Queen of Night? Just go along with it looks don't make it any more believable. Dame G. is fantastical,convincing in anything she essays!
lovesGenet 1 year ago
Is this the Marseille production directed by Serge Baudot?
ledormant 1 year ago
@ledormant
It seems!
etienneg13 1 year ago
Jones was great as a live artist. Hearing her bark the notes always left me stunned. Well, she was not the greatest interpretator, she had a lisp, a wobble - but all her energy and her will to act made her the artist she was, respectively still is.
Altonahh10 2 years ago
Is there anymore?!
Joeleole 2 years ago
Maybe I'm dumb but why to the women always have to carry this opera. Even if you were a nutty lady why would you chase a barrel chested Jokannan and fall in love. Surely the playwright would have wanted the "hero" to have a magentism other than just being an unwashed prisoner?
tonyinvan 3 years ago
He was magnetic to Salame, because he was the only one to reject her. Reject a beautiful woman an she will become obssessed with you.
alas48 2 years ago
Yes you are right. Trouble is many of the Salomes are not the coquettish teens they are supposed to be.... and most of the Jokannans are not that attractive either. Rapurous music though!
tonyinvan 2 years ago
you really know about women dont ya? LOL LOL LOL
mariahelleberg 2 years ago
Well..the "playwright" Oscar Wilde never had Jokanan as the "hero" ..the "heroine" is Salome..in the opera his role was written as he is in the Oscar Wilde play and just as you imagined Saint John the Baptist sounded like/acted/reacted..his character IS important and has many great lines but baritones who sing him are careful not to outshine Salome who is the star of the opera...I like it when a Wagnerian baritone sings Jokannan..adds greater power to the role...
AmericanEvita 2 years ago
nonsense - you have to return to the original oscar wilde play to see perhaps
lhrlyc 1 year ago
Jones's generosity of tone is second to none, even though she was in her late fifties here.
Keikobadspeaks 3 years ago
GWYNETH FOREVER !!!!! Where is a singer who can sing and act Salome like Gwyneth??? She is unique!
skyeomania 3 years ago 5
@skyeomania
she is unique because she is very bad
henrifrombarcelona 3 months ago
@henrifrombarcelona Don´t you have ears?
askdhg 3 months ago
@askdhg yes i have good ones that s why i know she is bad more than bad and i was in the audience in Marseille Rysanek was Herodias,Jean Philippe Laffont Jokanaan.; and she was in such a bad vocal form, can t you hear she can t sing any note in the right tune
henrifrombarcelona 3 weeks ago
wow, she is so amazing! i saw her about 10 (or more?) years ago in "frau ohne schatten" in zurich, so great! she has a great stage presence.
katharinajingan 3 years ago
I was there too !!!!!
salome - opéra de Marseille
Un moment d'anthologie, un de mes meilleurs souvenirs; avec les adieux à la scene en France de Leonie Rysanek
chaloup069 3 years ago
amo dame gwyneth e la sua salome
waltermontani 3 years ago
I was there!!!what a performance. I'd love to see the final scene! It's absolutely amazing!!
ledormant 4 years ago
I'll have to agree with Heldenexpresso...I love this woman's huge voice.
MezzoMaleprano 4 years ago
Very powerful in both acting and song and above all with an intensive expressiveness.
Jones was a real passionate singer.
klokheten 4 years ago
Did you know Gwyneth Jones is doing Herodias in Malmö, Sweden right now? Stephen Langridge is directing it.
torsken123 4 years ago
..wait a minute..she was born in 1936....going after 60.....awarded many orders of the British Empire.....do you imply singing at 72? She must be directing.
j72050 3 years ago
Nope. She's still singing - you can search for reviews (and even photos) of her Herodias in Malmo in the internet, as well as her hugely acclaimed Queen of Hearts in Munich last year, the latter having recently been released in the form of DVD.
SCN2003 3 years ago 3
I LOVE this opera!! I saw it recently and it's now in my library at home :)
It's so interesting how the music can be atonal one minute, then melodic the next!
Renfeildette 4 years ago
Jones' had a smaller voice than Nilsson but with years it became even bigger than the great Swedish soprano's !!!
Greatfan 4 years ago
and she had terrible intonation and warbling difficulties. No one had the power of Nilsson--ever. And she controlled it to maximum effect.
Operanut9 2 years ago
Jones is my altime favorite Dramatic Soprano, I JUST LOVE HER LARGE VOICE!!!
Heldenexpresso 5 years ago