tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4278536771700162580.post2885389114049893057..comments2023-04-30T07:36:58.835-04:00Comments on Sonic Labyrinth: Sex, Death, and Unplanned Silence; Met Werther Live in HDJeffrey Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08877911938789999559noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4278536771700162580.post-64165233644177476152014-04-16T17:57:32.809-04:002014-04-16T17:57:32.809-04:00Next time i want to see a MET performance I'll...Next time i want to see a MET performance I'll go to the house itself. HD: What a disappointment!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4278536771700162580.post-39389700983337829632014-04-16T17:55:53.229-04:002014-04-16T17:55:53.229-04:00Same in Cork, Ireland. How disappointing!Same in Cork, Ireland. How disappointing!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4278536771700162580.post-63971868177723774502014-03-16T10:16:52.643-04:002014-03-16T10:16:52.643-04:00Here's the Met's link to the final scene w...Here's the Met's link to the final scene with audio<br />http://www.metoperafamily.org/metopera/news/press/Werther-AudioAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4278536771700162580.post-70835313322105164592014-03-15T19:25:25.662-04:002014-03-15T19:25:25.662-04:00Obviously sabotage.Obviously sabotage.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4278536771700162580.post-55878451705667713342014-03-15T19:14:01.704-04:002014-03-15T19:14:01.704-04:00Our theater Mgr was outside in the hallway afterwa...Our theater Mgr was outside in the hallway afterwards to tell us that the loss of sound was world-wide. We were offered free passes for the next opera even though this was totally out of local control.annehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04750775350914807266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4278536771700162580.post-80858771853355741162014-03-15T18:59:28.233-04:002014-03-15T18:59:28.233-04:00Unfortunately this happened in Columbia, MD too......Unfortunately this happened in Columbia, MD too... no one was happy but everyone started laughing because it looked silly.. Too bad because the performances were so awesome overall... but that's probably what I will remember the most.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4278536771700162580.post-68645233711652854072014-03-15T18:46:42.511-04:002014-03-15T18:46:42.511-04:00Lost sound in Chicago at the same time - the very ...Lost sound in Chicago at the same time - the very critical end of the opera which destroyed the entire dramatic tension that had been building since Werther first encountered Charlotte. Quel dommage!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4278536771700162580.post-14988737759131460932014-03-15T18:01:54.804-04:002014-03-15T18:01:54.804-04:00We lost sound as well here in Hayward CA; having n...We lost sound as well here in Hayward CA; having never seen this opera, for us, the spell was irretrievably brokenAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00923150765663263119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4278536771700162580.post-64359571506508471082014-03-15T17:55:06.509-04:002014-03-15T17:55:06.509-04:00I watched at the South Shore Cinema in Oak Creek, ...I watched at the South Shore Cinema in Oak Creek, Wisconsin, and the sound cut out exactly as you described. I believe the first subtitle in the silence was "by this kiss our souls will meld..." The moment reminded me of Godard -- forcing us out of emotional engagement and into critical attention... Since the sound came back at the moment of applause (i.e., when they would normally switch the audio to the house microphones) my guess is the source of the problem was very close to the stage...Dave O'Mearahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14551924262068617096noreply@blogger.com