I saw this production several times. GREAT cast except hat Laurence Guittard was way too old to play Curly but sang wonderfully. . Andreas's review in The New York Times is one of the finest reviews I have ever read for a performer. Martin Vidnovic, Christine Ebersole and Harry Groener were perfection. The show only lacked production values. It look like a modest road company.
Laurence Guittard had the best voice in the cast. No one has sung Curly better. I like that Laurey is a brunette in this production. I saw it three times, all the leads, including the marvelous Harry Groener were working as an ensemble and none of them stole the show.
@CoExGal For her comic chops, maybe? I don't know. But they had actors stand in for all the singers in the film -- those aren't Sam Ramey, Felicity Lott, and Richard Stillwell in the Figaro and Don Giovanni clips.
@CoExGal I just checked up on it, and everything I can find says she was dubbed by Suzanne Murphy. This makes sense, as Neville Marinner used classical/opera singers in all the other segments, too. Being able to sing Guinevere and being able to sing Constanze are two very different things.
This is awesome! where in the world did you find it?
Wiltenor1 1 month ago
I saw this production several times. GREAT cast except hat Laurence Guittard was way too old to play Curly but sang wonderfully. . Andreas's review in The New York Times is one of the finest reviews I have ever read for a performer. Martin Vidnovic, Christine Ebersole and Harry Groener were perfection. The show only lacked production values. It look like a modest road company.
pudgeuncle 3 months ago
@bangbgood well i mean like short and sepertated. not the best speller here XP
sarahsmartypants 3 months ago
Laurence Guittard had the best voice in the cast. No one has sung Curly better. I like that Laurey is a brunette in this production. I saw it three times, all the leads, including the marvelous Harry Groener were working as an ensemble and none of them stole the show.
bangbgood 3 months ago
@sarahsmartypants No, she's singing the song as written. The flat tone and belting is intentional. Not sure what "sticotoed" means.
bangbgood 3 months ago
Ebersole is a fine singer but her voice isn't right for purely classical singing, especially Mozart. That's why she was dubbed.
bangbgood 3 months ago
@CoExGal For her comic chops, maybe? I don't know. But they had actors stand in for all the singers in the film -- those aren't Sam Ramey, Felicity Lott, and Richard Stillwell in the Figaro and Don Giovanni clips.
90lysander 7 months ago
@90lysander
Wow--thanks for checking. So then, why would they even use her in Amadeus, only to dub her voice? I don't get it.
CoExGal 7 months ago
@CoExGal I just checked up on it, and everything I can find says she was dubbed by Suzanne Murphy. This makes sense, as Neville Marinner used classical/opera singers in all the other segments, too. Being able to sing Guinevere and being able to sing Constanze are two very different things.
90lysander 7 months ago
@90lysander
I don't know why she should be dubbed in Amadeus, if she sang the lead in Camelot with Richard Burton? . Where did you hear that?
CoExGal 7 months ago