Jung, schön, hold und weise

[pallas_athena]

Having shared one entry's worth of Magic Flute photos, I thought I would follow up with another. Last entry was Lady- intensive, but this one will mostly be about boys.

Let's start with my Three Boys:

As you will note, only one of the three possesses a Y-chromosome. Usually all three are sung by either choirboys or women. Our two-girls-and-a-countertenor combination was quite unusual, but it worked: the voices blended well, and all three had a sweetly playful stage presence.

I had them appear first as Papageno's birds; then the Ladies transformed them into boys during the quintet; then, towards the end, the First Boy transformed herself into a creepy old lady...

...and then into Papagena.

She was excellent in all her aspects; her German was the best in the cast, and she played the dialogue scenes for all they were worth. Her doubling First Boy meant Papagena had a story and wasn't just some wish-fulfillment thing of Papageno's. She'd been there all along, but of course, he'd never had the brains to see her. Their final duet was super-sweet.

That's my first frock coat there. You can tell it's my first because it looks like the work of a drunken 15-year-old with learning disabilities. I kept telling myself "It's OK for it to look a little ratty, it's just Papageno." But in the end, he wore it well:

The guy who sang Papageno was a dream to work with: intelligent, inventive, with good German and a gift for comedy. At every rehearsal, he was just quietly, unobtrusively there, giving you his full attention without making a big thing of it. And he'd stay after the show and help clean up (until I ordered him to go to the pub.) Singers who embody the theatrical virtues are few, and I'm very glad to have worked with one.

Stay tuned for YET MORE PHOTOS. Can the cosmos stand the excitement!?!?!?!

Comments

[moonwolf.livejournal.com]

I love theeeese!!! Post more! :D

[artnouveauho.livejournal.com]

I've been thinking of you, my dear. We got so many compliments on how lovely the poster looked. When I went around putting them up in shops, one guy who was a graphic-design student asked to keep one. It really set a perfect sort of elegant-manga-cyberpunk tone for the show.

I hope you're well. How is your living situation? I still have this small package to send you; shall I still send it to the same address, or hold onto it for a bit?

[leiacat.livejournal.com]

The entry you link to is friend locked. :(

[artnouveauho.livejournal.com]

I've opened it up now! Sorry about that.

[leiacat.livejournal.com]

Thanks! I'm definitely enjoying the write-up.

[eflatmajor.livejournal.com]

BOYS!!!1

[artnouveauho.livejournal.com]

Boys always good, eh what?

[nanashi-jones.livejournal.com]

These pictures make me squeal. I eagerly await more. :D

[artnouveauho.livejournal.com]

I know you've got high standards when it comes to costumery, so I'm glad you approve. (and, you know, I'll do most anything to elicit squealage from you.)

[justpolina.livejournal.com]

That's a fabulous idea. And your Papageno looks (and sounds) lovely.

[artnouveauho.livejournal.com]

Thank you, my dear.