Hello! I'm new to the forum, but not to the topic. I read more than I write, I touch more than I show, and I promise to ask stupid questions only when they are really worth it. If you are reading this, it means I have successfully registered and haven't broken anything... yet. My interests are astronomy, graphic design, writing (I have an unpublished novel and am actively looking for a publisher), rock&metal music, sex (since I'm on this forum...), and my questions usually come after three hours of struggle and coffee. Call me Jack, or Weasel. I'm glad I joined you and hope to be useful, not just asking questions.
Tchaikovsky can best describe how an HF member feels on his first few days. You need to read the subtitles. PS, A welcome from HFs opera loving nutty professor.
Opera on film rarely worked, when a camera was simply pointed at the stage, but when Franco Zeffirelli directed La Traviata set on locations all that changed. I worked on the post production and opened the film in London, where it broke box office records. In the light of this success, a location based production of La Boheme, filmed in Austria stepped the game up by another notch. Although I am no great lover of Rolando Villazon, this performance with Anna Netrebko really worked. In this scene, (Let's wait until spring) Mimi reveals to Rodolfo that she is dying. It is one of the most sublime scenes ever made on film and it reduced the audience to tears. The double duet, Where Masetto and Marcelo (the two permanent drunks), barge in worked perfectly.
