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Post by Cia on Jan 19, 2011 6:51:03 GMT -5
Tanz der Vampire will premiere in Seinäjoki, Finland on 10 September 2011. There's also an international Facebook page for the production.  I don't know most of the people, but the director and translator should be professional and good, and Krolock and Sarah at least look suitable for the roles. Besides, Krolock is hot and has an opera background. I saw Sarah as Peron's mistress in Evita and she was the best thing in that production. |
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Post by Albert on Jan 19, 2011 11:05:16 GMT -5
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Post by Valancy on Jan 19, 2011 12:48:29 GMT -5
I have to say I worry about the Alfred being too old no matter what they do to him on stage... But at least he should be a hell of a singer, with that background. I've seen a bit better pics of him than the one you linked to, but yeah, I'd have wished for a younger guy. One of the problems is the Finnish theatre education which just doesn't really allow people to be ready for musicals very young. Sarah is also born in 1978, but I've seen her as Martha in Spring Awakening and she was a very convincing teenager, so it should work.
As for are there no curly-haired pretty things in Finland... Well, no. Why do I think I travel to Budapest at least twice a year? :-P Seriously, I only know one guy in real life who looks anything like an Alfred, and unfortunately he's not a musical actor.
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Post by Cia on Jan 19, 2011 13:21:03 GMT -5
The guy is not a 20-year-old boy, true, but he looks young (especially in other photos) and he can be made look young because there's a certain "ageless" look in him. A make-up designer I know has said that a 35-45-year-old person can be made to look of any age, and I could imagine that this Alfred is an easy case. |
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Post by Valancy on Jan 19, 2011 13:29:14 GMT -5
Yeah, if they manage to reduce enough years from him with make-up etc. he's the right type for the character otherwise.
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Post by Albert on Jan 20, 2011 0:36:00 GMT -5
Valancy, you must visit Australia sometime. Those skinny surfer dudes could ALL easily pass for Alfreds and there's enough of them to form a small colony. Seriously :-)
I regret to hear about the training not being "efficient" enough to prepare young actors. However, if there's any character that you could pass a raw youth with, that's definitely Alfred. I think an intelligent well-meaning boy who works hard enough can easily pull him off. There's little vocal training necessary for his songs and the acting could come naturally to some.
I share your worries but I definitely hope for a recording.
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Post by Valancy on Jan 20, 2011 0:57:39 GMT -5
I do think Alfred's songs are difficult enough (despite not sounding complex) that a decent amount of vocal skill is needed. I don't necessarily need an operatic-sounding tenor there, but I'm not happy with many of the singing voices in the role - the pop tenor boys they cast in Germany often make me wince. The acting is more important to me than the singing, but it's still nice if I can hear him sing without cringing.
It would be way too big a risk to get someone who hasn't yet had any sort of actor's education for such a big role. And when they're doing it in Seinäjoki, I don't think they can get someone who's in the middle of his training - it's kind of in the middle of nowhere (relatively easy to get to from other towns, but it does require some hours on the train and there are no acting schools in the town or anything) so it would be very hard to combine with actually going to school at the same time. It's easier for e.g. the Budapest production to get 20-year-old talents who can just keep going to school and playing in the show in their time off. Still, I'd have hoped for someone a bit younger - I did see some under-30-year-olds in the Helsinki Spring Awakening who were great actors and singers - but honestly I think the location limits their choices a bit, so I'm going to try to be optimistic about what we're getting and be happy about good things, such as the voice.
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Post by Valancy on May 3, 2011 13:53:23 GMT -5
On the Facebook page, there are scans from a reportage about the rehearsals written in a Finnish newspaper, with photos. The article is in Finnish, but the descriptions of the photos contain summaries in English. From all the material that's come out, it seems like it will be a gorgeous production. I'm quite excited! And to return to Albert's worries about the age of our Alfred, I haven't yet succeeded in seeing him live, but some friends who've seen him on stage in Die Csárdásfürstin swear that he looks and feels much younger live than he does in some of the photos on the internet. So I'm not too worried, and supposedly he's got a great voice and is a good actor.
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Post by Cia on May 13, 2011 7:17:24 GMT -5
There's a little Making Of teaser now in YouTube. Including a pink fluffy forklift that looks like Herbert's new toy but is probably not used in the musical.  I lovelovelove the costumes, and the sets look good and everything looks good and I'm all excited about this. I saw the Alfred live in Die Csárdásfürstin and he's sort of radiating eternal youth. |
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Post by tom on Aug 18, 2011 2:42:10 GMT -5
The pity for the production that can be excellent that the place for the theater is really depressing small city in the middle of nowhere... One of the least attractive places in Finland - so if there are any guests out of the city itself they don't pay attention to the place... :-(
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Post by Cia on Aug 25, 2011 0:21:14 GMT -5
The new official trailer is absolutely fabulous.
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Post by Fantasma da Opera on Aug 25, 2011 10:06:06 GMT -5
Very nice!
I still hate Sarah's hair but the rest seems pretty nice. I also see they went for a younger Abronsious instead of the Einstein-Looking. Actually both Abronsious and Herbert seem more close to the Broadway versions than the European ones. Which isn't bad.
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Post by Valancy on Aug 30, 2011 12:10:15 GMT -5
Well, Sarah's hair is better than it used to be... ;-) This should be viewable also abroad. Video from press conference, with brief clips from Totale Finsternis and Für Sarah (and some interviews, in Finnish of course). Opinions? I'm in love with Sarah's voice... Alfred's voice is also great, but he does feel a bit mature for the part. But I'll reserve judgement until I've seen how he acts. Love the sets and costumes. |
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Post by Fantasma da Opera on Aug 30, 2011 13:58:38 GMT -5
Thanks! He does sound mature...but he may also sound as the best sounding Alfred I've heard...granted I could really never stand Alfred (yes, yes I know you love Alfred ). The sets are REALLY pretty! I mean they are very creative and managed to reproduce the beauty of Kentaur's design with probably 1/3 of the budget. Which is good to prove the show doesn't need to always have gigantic elaborated sets. So congrats on that! I like how they sound (and unless Steinman produces a CD, I know this is as far as I'll be able to listen to them). I'm curious about the young-looking-Abronsious though. Sarah seems to have a great voice indeed! Even with that way to red hair LOL |
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Post by Cia on Sept 8, 2011 3:36:35 GMT -5
Today is the first preview, and there are now photos of the actual performance online. I love the general look and all the details. Sarah's hair looks indeed a bit odd, but perhaps the blue lights will fix it. |
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I lovelovelove the costumes, and the sets look good and everything looks good and I'm all excited about this.
