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re: The Case for Peter Gelb

Posted by:	AlanScott 02:25 pm EDT 08/06/14
In reply to:	The Case for Peter Gelb - LegitOnce 10:55 am EDT 08/06/14

"One of Mr. Gelb’s most audacious artistic decisions was to retire Franco Zeffirelli’s ornate and minutely detailed production of Tosca in favor of a gritty, sordid take on Puccini’s melodrama by Luc Bondy. In the course of the second act of this show, the corrupt police chief Scarpia received oral sex from a half-nude prostitute, and the opening night audience started booing before the curtain hit the floor. Critics were no less scandalized, reviewing the production with the kind of wide-eyed horror usually reserved for coverage of 'poor doors' in luxury apartment buildings." I'm linking some reviews of the production from when it was new. New York Times Washington Post Los Angeles Times Huffington Post The Guardian

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