[Sans-Culotte]

It is sad. I most vividly remember an electrifying live LA Phil performance of Sebelius 2nd Symphony, and another time, the deep, distant shadows down the nave of the church of Sant’Andrea della Valle from Puccini’s “Tosca”.

But it’s so damned expensive....

The productions are so poor now that it makes the performances too expensive. I hate to part with my money for a revisionist opera production. I've never been real big on symphony performances because there is not much to see. Also, here in Houston, we don't have a world famous conductor. For example, I would have loved to have gone to some LA Phil performances with Giulini back in the day. Speaking of Tosca, the Covent Garden Blu-ray with Georghiu, Kaufmann and Terfel is very good (though I think I had to order the Blu-ray from the UK)..

[onedoug]

I put a hold on that Tosca you mentioned at my local library. Terfel indeed seems quite talented.

Thanks for the heads-up.