The Komishe Oper production was pretty great in parts, if not entirely successful. I think that was due more to the fact that such houses - and their ensembles and orchestras - are not used to staging works that are from a popular repertoire. I recall that the spoken dialogue was in German, but then the songs were sung in English. It was a few years ago, but I recall that it had some nice directorial touches - the opening image, and the end of 'Somewhere' were particularly effective.
And as potentially thrilling as a van Hove production of West Side Story may be, I'm really, *really* looking forward to see what De Keersmaeker does with the choreography.
Joe. |
