tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10018924.post4516691538204189491..comments2024-01-19T21:15:55.658-05:00Comments on The Vargas Blog: Tristan und Isolde at the FestspielhausVincent Vargashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09743915066238858029noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10018924.post-29120615408334725432017-08-22T17:49:48.556-05:002017-08-22T17:49:48.556-05:00We saw the performance a few days later (Wednesday...We saw the performance a few days later (Wednesday, Aug 16). <br /><br />I agree about the singing and the conduction.<br /><br />But I have to say that I was annoyed, even infuriated, by the clumsiness of the directing, which had irrelevant "business" which seriously distracted our attention during the love duet:<br /><br />- at the end of Act I -- T&I effortfully ripping cloths, not paying attention to one another<br /><br />- then the Liebesnacht in Act II -- Kurwenal trying to escape (the first 10-15 minutes), then the building and decorating of their tent (another 15 min), ignoring one another<br /><br />- and finally the Liebestod in Act III -- Isolde trying to sing pianissimo while propping up Tristan, then Brangäne, who couldn't stand still, and moved around nervously during the remainder of the Liebestod. Orahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07560420178241698669noreply@blogger.com