| re: James Levine passed away over a week ago | |
| Posted by: Michael_Portantiere 03:28 pm EDT 03/20/21 | |
| In reply to: re: James Levine passed away over a week ago - Billhaven 01:34 pm EDT 03/20/21 | |
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| "I don't know how the old house could have been used, I just know that these beautiful palaces with gorgeous acoustics are not very easily replaced. So many grand old buildings were torn down in that period as Carnegie Hall could have easily been, as well. Could the back stage have been refitted, redesigned, rethought? I'm from Detroit where a couple of these marvels, the Fox Theatre and Orchestra Hall were close to destruction. They were both saved and have thrived as venues for concerts, rock and classical." I agree with your sentiment 1,000 percent, but I hate to say it -- if the old Met opera house had been built correctly in the first place, with sufficient space for scenery storage and rehearsals, sufficient depth and wing space, and no posts or pillars apparently creating a great many obstructed view seats in the top balcony section, then the building wouldn't have had to be destroyed. I have always assumed there was no possibility of addressing these flaws, because the opera house sat smack dab in the middle of midtown Manhattan, so there was no room for expansion. It occurred to me that perhaps they could have dug some sort of a sub-basement for scenery storage -- but they probably couldn't even have done that, because of the subway. And even if that would have been possible, the issues with the shallowness of the stage and the limited wing space (and the sight lines) would have remained. |
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