tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post8001404717942845743..comments2023-08-14T11:44:27.299-04:00Comments on Jeremiah's<br> Vanishing New York: Tosca in Times SquareJeremiah Mosshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11791516443125872364noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-14323730642486510552009-09-25T10:36:06.037-04:002009-09-25T10:36:06.037-04:00marjorie, you weren't entirely wrong. i did in...marjorie, you weren't entirely wrong. i did intend some pointedness, to point out: here we are, all lulled by the beauty, but how weird that it's being mediated by the NASDAQ jumbotron and meanwhile, there's this CNN crawl about war...and, you know, all of the above.Jeremiah Mosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11791516443125872364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-57843635000370637542009-09-25T10:20:13.361-04:002009-09-25T10:20:13.361-04:00i apologize that i missed that this was simply sup...i apologize that i missed that this was simply supposed to be moody and atmospheric, not edgy. to me, the juxtaposition of the description of immobile people staring at boobs and the crawl talking about troops dying came off pretty pointed. but clearly it wasn't your intention. i do love the blog.<br /><br />and somebody thinks i'm glenn beckish? golly.marjoriehttp://marjorieingall.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-6246785414500390562009-09-22T19:30:02.195-04:002009-09-22T19:30:02.195-04:00I had decided to walk home instead of taking the t...I had decided to walk home instead of taking the train. As I am walking I see what seemed like an endless stream of red chairs and a flowing red carpet. Found out it was the Met debut's for Tosca being aired in the middle of Broadway amidst the colorful spectrum of lights,universality of people and traffic. I said, heck no..I'm going to keep walking..but then the beautiful music of Tosca started spilling out of an amazing sound system...As it flowed it enveloped me and I turned around and looked again at the event happening and said, heck yes!.I'll stay. It was<br />a true New York City gem. A full house to say the least and standing room as well. I walked around a bit<br />to photograp the event. Then sat <br />and watched the screen as Puccini's<br />music/opera resonated all over <br />Broadway. Eventually....my tears flowed. They always do with Tosca. <br />Those who missed it be there next<br />year...if they do this again <br />And I hope they do. It was a wonderful experience. We need all the beauty of art, music and the connectedness of all in this world. Sadly there are painful situations going on around the<br />world; <br />But moments like this transport us<br />to a beautiful and special place which composers and artists understand quite well.<br /><br />By the way I also have seen the opera at the Met. Two different<br />venues, but each special in it's<br />own way. And to think Puccini<br />music and Tosca was first performed<br />on Jan. 14,1900. Still so beautiful.<br />and timely. See you next year at opera on Broadway.<br />Maryann saidAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-20852888409483866312009-09-22T17:42:17.385-04:002009-09-22T17:42:17.385-04:00I love the Opera! Sorry I missed this event.I love the Opera! Sorry I missed this event.Melaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01587238399511427894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-41229677068255196532009-09-22T14:12:28.888-04:002009-09-22T14:12:28.888-04:00This juxtaposition is too much. Too bad Kathleen B...This juxtaposition is too much. Too bad Kathleen Battle wasn't in the cast. J, for those acting Glenn Beckish and accusing you of being snarkish, tell them to cry elsewhere.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-78382652238172547032009-09-22T12:27:43.131-04:002009-09-22T12:27:43.131-04:00i think you are reading snark where there isn'...i think you are reading snark where there isn't any. <br /><br />this often happens when what i write isn't pointed with a particular opinion. it's curious to me that people often think, on those occasions, that i must be being snarky.<br /><br />the scene was a mix. the opera was lovely, the quiet, the odd stillness. there was also this weird anesthetized feeling.Jeremiah Mosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11791516443125872364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-14263388698996052922009-09-22T10:33:34.598-04:002009-09-22T10:33:34.598-04:00Surreal - wish I'd been there.Surreal - wish I'd been there.Laura Goggin Photographyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15517481509431547970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-73555670730914766872009-09-22T09:17:53.393-04:002009-09-22T09:17:53.393-04:00i don't get your tone here: lulled stupid cow-...i don't get your tone here: lulled stupid cow-people hypnotized by a red dress and boobs while troops die. <br /><br />why the snark? i think it's GREAT that this endeavor brings art to the masses. opera wasn't always this hauty thing for the rich, and the Met simulcasts do something to popularize a dying art form. i love that people from all walks of life make dates to see great performances on the Jumbotron and in movie theaters around the country. (my inlaws went in wisconsin and loved it.) how do you know all those people watching only cared about the heaving gazongas? once i walked thru times square during a simulcast and watched a man sitting quietly in his chair, crying at the beautiful music. maybe a lot of people are genuinely moved.<br /><br />need we sneer at a lovely act of philanthropy? not everything new is sucky.marjoriehttp://marjorieingall.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-42803910269572633922009-09-22T09:17:44.216-04:002009-09-22T09:17:44.216-04:00This is amazing. Photos 4 & 6 are incredible....This is amazing. Photos 4 & 6 are incredible.ShatteredMonoclenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-29586781615854184122009-09-22T09:01:35.415-04:002009-09-22T09:01:35.415-04:00That last image is incredibly powerful.That last image is incredibly powerful.Someone Saidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02503125756937634449noreply@blogger.com