Comments on: The Met’s HD Don Carlo, or Why We Should Applaud in Movie Theaters http://wosu.org/2012/classical101/the-mets-hd-don-carlo-or-why-we-should-applaud-in-the-middle-of-operas/ Classical music all day, every day Tue, 21 May 2013 01:29:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: Jennifer Hambrick http://wosu.org/2012/classical101/the-mets-hd-don-carlo-or-why-we-should-applaud-in-the-middle-of-operas/#comment-781 Jennifer Hambrick Mon, 27 Dec 2010 21:42:00 +0000 http://www.wosu.org/blogs/classical/?p=17757#comment-781 Orchestra? What orchestra? This is opera!

In all seriousness, I appreciate your weighing in on the side of trying to recapture the in-the-flesh opera experience.

]]> By: Jennifer Hambrick http://wosu.org/2012/classical101/the-mets-hd-don-carlo-or-why-we-should-applaud-in-the-middle-of-operas/#comment-1235 Jennifer Hambrick Mon, 27 Dec 2010 21:42:00 +0000 http://www.wosu.org/blogs/classical/?p=17757#comment-1235 Orchestra? What orchestra? This is opera!

In all seriousness, I appreciate your weighing in on the side of trying to recapture the in-the-flesh opera experience.

]]> By: Jennifer Hambrick http://wosu.org/2012/classical101/the-mets-hd-don-carlo-or-why-we-should-applaud-in-the-middle-of-operas/#comment-779 Jennifer Hambrick Mon, 27 Dec 2010 21:38:00 +0000 http://www.wosu.org/blogs/classical/?p=17757#comment-779 Thanks for writing in – it’s nice to know what goes on in movie theaters in other locales. As for shouting “bravo,” I have “bravo”-ed and “brava”-ed various great singers when I’ve seen their performances unmediated (i.e., in the flesh). What I experienced was a two-fer: the thrill of hearing a riveting musical performance and the thrill of joining together in effusive praise with others equally riveted. Being with others for moments of such great human accomplishment is one thing that gives live performances that energy that is often missing from recorded ones that one might listen to alone.

I’ve found that the energy of the Met’s live performances comes through in the HD transmissions in movie theaters, even though the performance is mediated “via sattelite.” But when the crowd in the theater is reluctant to applaud or shout “bravo/a,” that extra dimension of humanity is just missing from the performance. Or at least I, personally, miss it. And while the production might be brilliant, we in the theater are shortchanging ourselves by not getting fully into the spirit of the live opera experience.

]]> By: Jennifer Hambrick http://wosu.org/2012/classical101/the-mets-hd-don-carlo-or-why-we-should-applaud-in-the-middle-of-operas/#comment-1233 Jennifer Hambrick Mon, 27 Dec 2010 21:38:00 +0000 http://www.wosu.org/blogs/classical/?p=17757#comment-1233 Thanks for writing in – it’s nice to know what goes on in movie theaters in other locales. As for shouting “bravo,” I have “bravo”-ed and “brava”-ed various great singers when I’ve seen their performances unmediated (i.e., in the flesh). What I experienced was a two-fer: the thrill of hearing a riveting musical performance and the thrill of joining together in effusive praise with others equally riveted. Being with others for moments of such great human accomplishment is one thing that gives live performances that energy that is often missing from recorded ones that one might listen to alone.

I’ve found that the energy of the Met’s live performances comes through in the HD transmissions in movie theaters, even though the performance is mediated “via sattelite.” But when the crowd in the theater is reluctant to applaud or shout “bravo/a,” that extra dimension of humanity is just missing from the performance. Or at least I, personally, miss it. And while the production might be brilliant, we in the theater are shortchanging ourselves by not getting fully into the spirit of the live opera experience.

]]> By: DaylilyFan http://wosu.org/2012/classical101/the-mets-hd-don-carlo-or-why-we-should-applaud-in-the-middle-of-operas/#comment-777 DaylilyFan Mon, 20 Dec 2010 19:22:00 +0000 http://www.wosu.org/blogs/classical/?p=17757#comment-777 Hey, if it makes you happy, go ahead, but nobody claps at the Marcus Pickerington. For myself, I would feel ridiculous since the performers are not getting the feedback.

]]> By: DaylilyFan http://wosu.org/2012/classical101/the-mets-hd-don-carlo-or-why-we-should-applaud-in-the-middle-of-operas/#comment-1205 DaylilyFan Mon, 20 Dec 2010 19:22:00 +0000 http://www.wosu.org/blogs/classical/?p=17757#comment-1205 Hey, if it makes you happy, go ahead, but nobody claps at the Marcus Pickerington. For myself, I would feel ridiculous since the performers are not getting the feedback.

]]> By: Rainer Steinhoff http://wosu.org/2012/classical101/the-mets-hd-don-carlo-or-why-we-should-applaud-in-the-middle-of-operas/#comment-775 Rainer Steinhoff Sat, 18 Dec 2010 18:14:00 +0000 http://www.wosu.org/blogs/classical/?p=17757#comment-775 I think applauding (and even repeating the aria) is great — but I wish that the audience would wait until the orchestra stops playing at the end of the aria.

]]> By: Rainer Steinhoff http://wosu.org/2012/classical101/the-mets-hd-don-carlo-or-why-we-should-applaud-in-the-middle-of-operas/#comment-1177 Rainer Steinhoff Sat, 18 Dec 2010 18:14:00 +0000 http://www.wosu.org/blogs/classical/?p=17757#comment-1177 I think applauding (and even repeating the aria) is great — but I wish that the audience would wait until the orchestra stops playing at the end of the aria.

]]> By: Victoria Weinstein http://wosu.org/2012/classical101/the-mets-hd-don-carlo-or-why-we-should-applaud-in-the-middle-of-operas/#comment-773 Victoria Weinstein Thu, 16 Dec 2010 18:32:00 +0000 http://www.wosu.org/blogs/classical/?p=17757#comment-773 I saw it in a theatre in suburban Boston and we applauded heartily, although there was some self-conscious laughter accompanying the first round of applause. But so what? It’s a release of tension, it’s an expression of appreciation even for performers who are 400 miles away. I think if someone had yelled “bravo” that would have been a bit much, though.

A brilliant production!

]]> By: Victoria Weinstein http://wosu.org/2012/classical101/the-mets-hd-don-carlo-or-why-we-should-applaud-in-the-middle-of-operas/#comment-1165 Victoria Weinstein Thu, 16 Dec 2010 18:32:00 +0000 http://www.wosu.org/blogs/classical/?p=17757#comment-1165 I saw it in a theatre in suburban Boston and we applauded heartily, although there was some self-conscious laughter accompanying the first round of applause. But so what? It’s a release of tension, it’s an expression of appreciation even for performers who are 400 miles away. I think if someone had yelled “bravo” that would have been a bit much, though.

A brilliant production!

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