tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25672101.post1661266463232097949..comments2023-12-18T01:10:39.910-05:00Comments on Willy or Won't He?: Gaie comari di Windsor - Part the secondWillymhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03652532356102638621noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25672101.post-70626255198690417242014-10-31T06:27:10.635-04:002014-10-31T06:27:10.635-04:00Looks like a lot of it was cribbed from Richard Jo...Looks like a lot of it was cribbed from Richard Jones's Windsor-in-wartime Glyndebourne production - the DVD of that is superlative. But then Carsen is usually his own man, so maybe he had his own take. Finley looks terrific padded up in tweed. Lemieux was such a good Mistress Quickly at Glyndebourne. Bottom line is, great that you're getting one of THE best opera directors there.<br /><br />Anyway, off to the all-women Henry IV soon, and then the RSC one with Anthony Sher as Falstaff. Can't quite picture either so can only be pleasantly surprised if it's better than I expect.Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14506881804082382739noreply@blogger.com