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| re: GIRL FROM THE NORTH COUNTRY Questions (SPOILERS requested) | |
| Posted by: Singapore/Fling 03:55 pm EDT 06/25/22 | |
| In reply to: re: GIRL FROM THE NORTH COUNTRY Questions (SPOILERS requested) - Delvino 02:12 pm EDT 06/25/22 | |
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| That conceit may be carefully laid out in the libretto, but it is not carefully laid out in the production. Like OP, I was often mystified by the lyrics (at least the ones I could understand), because while some were quite on the nose storywise, others made no sense for the context or the characters. Spoiler This was particularly an issue in the already problematic Duquesne Whistle number - the erratically violent autistic man who is either murdered or allowed to die by his father gets a flashy Heaven dream song as his reward, because I guess you’re no longer autistic when you’re dead - where the lyrics refer to a love of his who is waiting for him to return. A fantasy love? Is this his fantasy of the life he might have lived? Who knows, because all we’ve been told about this guy is he’s dangerous and developmentally disabled (a cliche I would love to see Broadway stop re-visiting). Fortunately, the sound design is muddy enough that a lot of the lyrics were unintelligible, so it didn’t entirely matter that the words made about as much sense as, well, the libretto itself. |
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| re: GIRL FROM THE NORTH COUNTRY Questions (SPOILERS requested) | |
| Posted by: lowwriter 02:26 am EDT 06/26/22 | |
| In reply to: re: GIRL FROM THE NORTH COUNTRY Questions (SPOILERS requested) - Singapore/Fling 03:55 pm EDT 06/25/22 | |
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| I saw Girl from the North Country four times and had no problem understanding any lyrics each time. I was so impressed with the sound design become no one was over amplified. And the orchestrations were beautiful. | |
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| re: GIRL FROM THE NORTH COUNTRY Questions (SPOILERS requested) | |
| Posted by: Guillaume 05:17 pm EDT 06/25/22 | |
| In reply to: re: GIRL FROM THE NORTH COUNTRY Questions (SPOILERS requested) - Singapore/Fling 03:55 pm EDT 06/25/22 | |
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| It seemed pretty obvious to me that the poetry of this moment was that the son moved on to a better place with his death, hence the incredible feeling of joy of that number that is celebrated by all those who knew his difficult life. It's a belief that his state after leaving life on earth is better. There are major religions whose tenets include a belief that at death a person is released from human bondage, corporal pains, emotional suffering, poverty, etc. There are even major musicals who have used this setup and release effectively. | |
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