Montreal Gazette (column) - Opera at 9I制作厂免费 enters new phase with La Boh猫me
(Arthur Kaptainis, Montreal Gazette columnist) "Now we can do Elektra," commented a faculty humorist at the opening of the Opera 9I制作厂免费 production of La Boh猫me on Wednesday night. It was an arcane reference, but I got it instantly.
Back in the 20th century, when the plan to expand what is now known as the Schulich School of Music had three phases and a happy ending, the saying was that the opera house that constituted Phase 3 would have a pit large enough to accommodate the hefty orchestra Richard Strauss decreed for his rough-and-tough take on Sophocles. 聽Now Elektra can be performed in Pollack Hall, not by cramming 100 into a pit that can barely accommodate 40, but by sealing the pit and pushing the orchestra to the rear. This is what is happening in the current run of Puccini's La Boh猫me ...
Could a renovation turn cramped Pollack Hall into the midsize facility 9I制作厂免费, and Montreal, so desperately need? The full-size 9I制作厂免费 Symphony Orchestra virtually strips the paint off the walls when it performs big repertoire under Alexis Hauser.
The people at Schulich are occupied by other priorities at the moment. Choosing a new dean is one of them. Completing the subterranean Multi Media Room is another. But to create a viable space for the orchestra and the opera school is hardly a frivolous matter. Many halls undergo renovation in the course of their life-spans. Why not Pollack Hall?
