Thank you, I love your presentation, but I didn't like the BLO performance, it didn't make sense. The translation was terrible and the whole scene where Madame Butterfly tells she is 15 and about her father MORTO! is sang by Pinkerton? The first act in the club while singing about la "casa a sofietto" is totally absurd. The second and third acts worked better because Suzuki and Ciociosun are good singers, but "un bel di" from the table top ? how can you see the Lincoln? Also at the end the child died, if you change the ending you better killed Pinkerton! If you want to approach new themes write new operas and let "Madama Butterfly" represents the time in which the opera was written.
So, this is what we Opera lovers have to look forward to? Beloved historical works that will be watered down and symbolically castrated for fear of …maybe… offending someone? Is this what they mean by “woke”? Is this professor who presents this nonsense so much more sensitive or is it just willful ignorance or denial of historical context? What's next on the list? Turandot might offend a Chinese person? Carmen is pro-tobacco and therefore unacceptable? You can forget about Porgy and Bess. I’m appalled. I tuned out after about 5 minutes.
@@thegreatatheismo5005 You answered your own question. These schools are filled with professors like her. I pisses me off that she teaches kids who are serious about music this 'progressive' nonsense. She's not alone.
FriendlyFire:: "Star-Crossed Love" is universal as in the German operetta, "Land of Smiles." Even, (maybe, same gender) "love" can never told enough. ( Show Boat, Romeo and Juliet). In the "real world" ture love does NOT always triphumpf...How many people die 💔 broken hearted ? Love lost...
ME: Oh cool, a pre-show lecture on Madama Butterfly, I might learn something new. ME TWO MINUTES IN: Ok, 'diversity', 'equity', 'inclusion', 'colonization', and other far left word salad terms of the week. Clearly this is about political conformity and not art. I shall look elsewhere for insight and knowledge.
Love it! Can’t wait to see it tonight!!
Thank you! This was fabulous! Can't wait to see the opera tomorrow :)
Just curious…
When operatic works are staged abroad, how are Caucasian characters portrayed by ,say,Japanese, Chinese, African performers?
Thank you, I love your presentation, but I didn't like the BLO performance, it didn't make sense. The translation was terrible and the whole scene where Madame Butterfly tells she is 15 and about her father MORTO! is sang by Pinkerton? The first act in the club while singing about la "casa a sofietto" is totally absurd. The second and third acts worked better because Suzuki and Ciociosun are good singers, but "un bel di" from the table top ? how can you see the Lincoln? Also at the end the child died, if you change the ending you better killed Pinkerton! If you want to approach new themes write new operas and let "Madama Butterfly" represents the time in which the opera was written.
Haha I love your critique. Who are you? What are your credentials? I am very curious now :)
Really sorry I cannot get to see this work
I´m watching this before a Butterfly at the MET of NY...I hope their will represent what Puccini writed....I hope !
So, this is what we Opera lovers have to look forward to? Beloved historical works that will be watered down and symbolically castrated for fear of …maybe… offending someone? Is this what they mean by “woke”? Is this professor who presents this nonsense so much more sensitive or is it just willful ignorance or denial of historical context? What's next on the list? Turandot might offend a Chinese person? Carmen is pro-tobacco and therefore unacceptable? You can forget about Porgy and Bess.
I’m appalled. I tuned out after about 5 minutes.
EXACTLY. Higher education in 2024 is a joke.
@@notAsoccerMom I wouldn't go THAT far.
@@thegreatatheismo5005 I would. It’s been illustrated very well these last few weeks
@@notAsoccerMom Maybe so, but what does that have to do with Mdm. Butterfly and this idiotic commentary from a BU professor who shoud know better??
@@thegreatatheismo5005 You answered your own question. These schools are filled with professors like her. I pisses me off that she teaches kids who are serious about music this 'progressive' nonsense. She's not alone.
FriendlyFire:: "Star-Crossed Love" is universal as in the German operetta, "Land of Smiles." Even, (maybe, same gender) "love" can never told enough. ( Show Boat, Romeo and Juliet). In the "real world" ture love does NOT always triphumpf...How many people die 💔 broken hearted ? Love lost...
This is the problem with higher education. NO artist should be subject to the limits, creative and otherwise, of DEI ! Shame on you.
ME: Oh cool, a pre-show lecture on Madama Butterfly, I might learn something new.
ME TWO MINUTES IN: Ok, 'diversity', 'equity', 'inclusion', 'colonization', and other far left word salad terms of the week. Clearly this is about political conformity and not art. I shall look elsewhere for insight and knowledge.