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Portland Opera's 'Orphee' captures vocal drama with a fine cast
Back to Main MenuBusiness News HomeFront PorchIt Only MoneyOregon the EconomyPlaybooks ProfitsSilicon ForestWindow ShopStock Market ReportBusiness Public BlogBack to Main MenuVideos from the OregonianVideos from The Beaverton LeaderVideos from the Hillsboro ArgusVideos from The Forest Grove LeaderYour VideosBack to Main MenuThe StumpEditorialsLetters to the EditorMy OregonOpEdElizabeth HovdeDavid Sarasohn"Orph the Philip Glass opera, was the surprise hit at Levitra Vs Cialis Portland Opera last year. Based on Jean Cocteau's French twist on the Orpheus myth, it's Kamagra Gel Uk Online a somber parable about the creative journey of an artist accused of selling out.Glass' opera is an unlikely, but worthy, choice for Portland Opera's first commercial recording. Who needs Buy Australian Viagra another "Carmen"?Just the name Philip Glass is enough to keep some people home, but Glass' chamber score for "Orph is more pensive than Kamagra Oral Jelly Wholesalers his more driven scores such as "Hydrogen Jukebox" or "Music in 12 Parts." "Orph is restrained, with gentle string pulses underneath brushes of woodwinds.The story of a modern Orpheus, a popular poet, traveling to the underworld to retrieve Eurydice, can be seen as the creative journey of an artist accused of selling out. His reluctant, confusing trip is an interior journey where he finds a side of himself previously unavailable. Down "there," he confronts convention in Cialis 100 the form of judges, he falls newly in love and returns vowing never to "look back." The story unfolded on a single set from the 2007 Glimmerglass Opera production, resembling an upscale apartment.Taken from live performances last fall, the two disc recording (Orange Mountain Music) captures the vocal drama with a fine cast led by Lisa Saffer as La Princesse Pfizer Viagra Online Ireland on the prowl. Each voice is distinct and full of character through detailed phrasing and shaping of notes, and the balance between singers and orchestra is better than it was in the vastness of Keller Auditorium.Saffer's singing is powerful and focused. Her upper register, where Glass places a lot of awkward phrases, gleams. Tenor Ryan MacPherson sounds sensational as the caring, loyal chauffeur Heurtebise. His voice rings as bright as day. As Eurydice, Georgia Jarman had the difficult task of Buy Cialis Au appearing as The Wife, representing domestic ordinariness. The instrumentalists infuse the shadowy Levitra For Sale Online score with graceful playing. A fine accomplishment.
