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Post by Fantasma da Opera on Sept 8, 2011 9:51:14 GMT -5
Cool. I specially like the photo of (what I assume is) Wohl der Nacht. It looks like he's the Lord of a Viking Castle rather than a Transylvanian one. And since the show is in a Nordic country, I think it fits quite nicely. And...I see they decided to make Koukol a normal vampire instead of that Frankenstein-ish monster.
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Post by safira on Sept 8, 2011 15:53:53 GMT -5
Thanks much for the link! I love the huge library! But a lot is quite strange to me. The count looks too much like a monster to me. And Alfred seems to be far too old, especially compared to Abronsius. :/ Maybe it´s a matter of taste...
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Post by Valancy on Sept 11, 2011 12:27:54 GMT -5
Koukol's not a vampire, you know. ;-) This Koukol was totally awesome, by the way. He also had more things to do than usual, because he was singing the first Carpe noctem solo as well. And was one of the best Carpe noctem soloists I've heard, probably my favourite after Mihálka Gyuri.
Yeah, I saw the premiere and am pretty blown away.
I was worried about Alfred's age, but at least from where I was sitting, it didn't bother me at all. OK, I wasn't very close to the stage, so while I saw the facial expressions I didn't see his face as clearly as in the pictures. But at least his acting was convincing and he did feel like a twentysomething guy - not as young as e.g. the Hungarian Alfreds, but not so old it wouldn't fit the character. I'll see if I feel any different when I sit closer, but at least now I really, really like him. He and the Professor were probably my favourites. The Sarah was also amazing.
I like the Count's look and the fact that they've made the character properly dark. I don't like it that the recent productions have too often made Krolock into Prince Charming in a Cape or the Fun Guy With Fangs - he should be a dark character. I didn't entirely get a grip of this guy's characterisation overall, but I like that they went for the dark approach.
Overall, it was pretty darn impressive. Please have an open mind - that it's different doesn't need to mean that it's somehow worse! I love the normal version (especially with Kentaur's stage and costume design), but not every production needs to be a carbon copy of each other. This one showed that it's definitely possible to have a good non-replica of this musical, too!
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Post by Fantasma da Opera on Sept 11, 2011 13:01:34 GMT -5
Really? He surely looks like one But if he's not a "retarded monster" as in the original nor a vampire...what exactly is Koukol in the Finnish version? A lunatic like the Broadway version? Now I'm curious. Yes it looks pretty good! And I bet it costed half the price the original one costs to stage.
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Post by Cia on Sept 12, 2011 1:22:15 GMT -5
The production is awesome, and the premiere was one of the best TdV performances I've ever seen. This is on a totally different level that Finnish musical productions usually; everyone sings and acts better than I could hope even on international stages, the atmosphere is incredible, the sets and costumes have been made with sense of style and good taste, the Finnish translation is excellent, the directing brings new aspects to the story and works IMO often better than the standard directing. Go and see it if you only can. Really? He surely looks like one But if he's not a "retarded monster" as in the original nor a vampire...what exactly is Koukol in the Finnish version? A lunatic like the Broadway version? Now I'm curious. Nope, he's totally different than any Koukol I've seen. Hard to describe, but an Igor-like manservant of a gentleman might come close. He's of course growling instead of speaking but there's nothing wrong with his brains (and in Alfred's nightmare he indeed sings like a heavy metal star ).
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Post by Fantasma da Opera on Sept 12, 2011 9:19:11 GMT -5
Nope, he's totally different than any Koukol I've seen. Hard to describe, but an Igor-like manservant of a gentleman might come close. He's of course growling instead of speaking but there's nothing wrong with his brains (and in Alfred's nightmare he indeed sings like a heavy metal star ). Ah, so he's kind like Lurch in The Addams Familly. Not a bad idea.
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Post by Cia on Oct 18, 2011 6:38:37 GMT -5
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