Stephen L Posted December 1, 2020 Share Posted December 1, 2020 I wonder if I'll ever be forgiven for this post, but now for something completely different... Who can forget the portrayal of the Roman goddess of war, Bellone, in Rameau’s Les Indes Galantes? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_rUZr6WpAcs Whilst the heroine from Greek Mythology, Atalanta, might be a suitable inspiration, I’m not sure Handel’s treatment of her is, as the eponymous heroine in his opera is more nymphs and shepherds. But here’s an aria anyway, because who doesn’t like a good Handel aria. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CYMev6Xhr0Y Wagner’s Brunhild, but I’ll leave that to fans of Wagner… Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Storm Khan Posted December 2, 2020 Author Share Posted December 2, 2020 7 hours ago, Stephen L said: I wonder if I'll ever be forgiven for this post, but now for something completely different... Who can forget the portrayal of the Roman goddess of war, Bellone, in Rameau’s Les Indes Galantes? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_rUZr6WpAcs I am unlikely for forgive you for whatever that "Bellone" creature was. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephen L Posted December 2, 2020 Share Posted December 2, 2020 6 hours ago, Storm Khan said: forgive you for whatever that "Bellone" creature was Trust me, once seen, never forgotten. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Storm Khan Posted December 2, 2020 Author Share Posted December 2, 2020 7 hours ago, Stephen L said: Trust me, once seen, never forgotten. I wonder who made that casting decision? Geeze, women need roles in the arts, too. WTF? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephen L Posted December 2, 2020 Share Posted December 2, 2020 53 minutes ago, Storm Khan said: I wonder who made that casting decision? Rameau made the decision, when writing the part for a man (baritone/en travesti). However, he didn't specify that it had to be an outrageous man, we can probably pin that on the director. To be fair to Rameau, he balances it by making the male role L' Amour sung by a woman. Opera tends to be fairly well balanced for male/female parts, at least for singers. (Given this is a Glorantha forum, if any one mentions Billy Budd, we'll have gone well off topic). 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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