Notes on MonoDramas At The New York City Opera

by Paddy Johnson on April 5, 2011 · 3 comments Opinion

"Neither", Music by Morton Feldman. Text by Samuel Beckett. Performed by Cyndia Sieden

The set itself often looked like a club, a disco ball occasionally throwing light around the space. One particular projection resembled a urinal — quite incidental I’m sure — but the idea of Duchamp in a dance hall brought me some amusement none the less.

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Tagged as: Antonin Artaud, Anu Komsi, Arnold Schoenberg, Chagall, Cyndia Sieden, Jennifer Steinkamp, John Zorn, La Machine De L'Etre, Morton Feldman, William Kentridge

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Olen Holm April 6, 2011 at 12:49 am: You said “Duchamp in a dancehall.” nyuk nyuk nyuk
kara April 8, 2011 at 5:14 pm: I think this series is more or less failed. Personally, I love Feldman and his opera set was pretty nice so it was good. But the other two was disappointed ,literally. Specially, though I do love John zorn, his opera was not good!!! at all.
lilwonder April 12, 2011 at 1:39 am: just so you all know–opera singers are never mic’d. that is their voice, and their voice only.