I Can See All Too Well

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October 20, 2010, 05:45:55 PM Last Edit: October 20, 2010, 07:34:24 PM by Schlomo
HOT OFF THE PRESS:

There is a price to pay for the incredible visual clarity of a Blu-ray opera played on a large LED TV: you see lots of distractions in the close-ups. Early in "Lohengrin," one of the king's officials sang so forcefully that he sprayed gobs of spit on the stage.  During her most intense, lengthy aria, rivulets of sweat ran down the cheeks, hair, and ears of Dorothea Roschmann, the Countess in "The Marriage of Figaro." At one point, I think I saw Rolando Villazon's tonsils vibrate in one of his despairing arias in "La Traviata." And for "The Berlin Concert," his hair looked like it was curled with the gooiest gel in town. At the "Baden-Baden Opera Gala," when Ludovic Tezier sang, you couldn't see his upper teeth; all that was visible was his very yellow bottom teeth. Even Anna Nebtreko isn't picture perfect. I noticed some large pores on her neck during her performance during that same Gala.

As I get used to my home theater, I will probably overlook these superficialities and concentrate more fully on the dramatic interaction of the characters and the glorious sound. 

DavidW

#1
October 20, 2010, 05:57:39 PM
Plus blu-ray has multichannel lossless audio, you got to love that! :)

Yeah operas on blu-ray = great experience.  I like it much more than on dvd.

knight66

#2
October 21, 2010, 01:58:47 AM
Perhaps you could comment on the music and the music making?

Mike
DavidW: Yeah Mike doesn't get angry, he gets even.
I wasted time: and time wasted me.

mc ukrneal

#3
October 21, 2010, 02:34:41 AM
Quote from: Schlomo on October 20, 2010, 05:45:55 PM
HOT OFF THE PRESS:

There is a price to pay for the incredible visual clarity of a Blu-ray opera played on a large LED TV: you see lots of distractions in the close-ups. Early in "Lohengrin," one of the king's officials sang so forcefully that he sprayed gobs of spit on the stage.  During her most intense, lengthy aria, rivulets of sweat ran down the cheeks, hair, and ears of Dorothea Roschmann, the Countess in "The Marriage of Figaro." At one point, I think I saw Rolando Villazon's tonsils vibrate in one of his despairing arias in "La Traviata." And for "The Berlin Concert," his hair looked like it was curled with the gooiest gel in town. At the "Baden-Baden Opera Gala," when Ludovic Tezier sang, you couldn't see his upper teeth; all that was visible was his very yellow bottom teeth. Even Anna Nebtreko isn't picture perfect. I noticed some large pores on her neck during her performance during that same Gala.

As I get used to my home theater, I will probably overlook these superficialities and concentrate more fully on the dramatic interaction of the characters and the glorious sound.
Just keep moving your chair back until you can't notice these 'flaws'!  ;D
Be kind to your fellow posters!!

DavidW

#4
October 21, 2010, 05:03:33 AM
Funny enough I actually sit further away from the tv than I used to so as to enjoy the picture and not hyper-fixate on details. :D  Guessing Schlomo got a brand new led and he is still blown away. :)  What brand Schlomo?

This summer I upgraded my hdtv again (but I sold the old ones honest!) and now I'm back to lcd, going with my favorite brand Samsung. :)

knight66

#5
October 21, 2010, 10:04:33 AM
My TV has suddenly taken to turning itself on! So, it now has to be switched off at the wall. If it works its way round that I will call for an exorcism.

Mike
DavidW: Yeah Mike doesn't get angry, he gets even.
I wasted time: and time wasted me.

karlhenning

#6
October 21, 2010, 10:08:05 AM
Quote from: knight on October 21, 2010, 10:04:33 AM
My TV has suddenly taken to turning itself on! So, it now has to be switched off at the wall. If it works its way round that I will call for an exorcism.

Is it playing Leave It to Beaver and Happy Days re-runs, Mike?

DavidW

#7
October 21, 2010, 10:08:18 AM
I wouldn't be worried unless the tv is also autotuning into the uk equivalent of America's Got Talent. ;D  Then you know it's possessed. :)

DavidW

#8
October 21, 2010, 10:10:55 AM
Which reminds me here is the ultimate halloween horror--

Prince Poppycock performs Mozart enjoy! ;D >:D

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4jgXi8bR-6k

knight66

#9
October 21, 2010, 10:22:53 AM
It is just staying on whatever channel it was on when I turn it off. Initially I thought someone using a remote in another flat was affecting it; but that is not the answer.

Mike
DavidW: Yeah Mike doesn't get angry, he gets even.
I wasted time: and time wasted me.

karlhenning

#10
October 21, 2010, 10:24:21 AM
Was your room once used as a set for Brazil?

MN Dave

#11
October 21, 2010, 10:25:08 AM
Schlomo is using my back-up avatar.  :P

Szykneij

#12
October 21, 2010, 12:09:23 PM
Quote from: knight on October 21, 2010, 10:04:33 AM
My TV has suddenly taken to turning itself on! So, it now has to be switched off at the wall. If it works its way round that I will call for an exorcism.

Mike

They're here.



I wonder if digital poltergeists are different from analog poltergeists ...
Men profess to be lovers of music, but for the most part they give no evidence in their opinions and lives that they have heard it.  ~ Henry David Thoreau

Don't pray when it rains if you don't pray when the sun shines. ~ Satchel Paige

knight66

#13
October 21, 2010, 02:10:08 PM
Quote from: Szykniej on October 21, 2010, 12:09:23 PM
They're here.



I wonder if digital poltergeists are different from analog poltergeists ...

You experience both less and more interference.

Mike
DavidW: Yeah Mike doesn't get angry, he gets even.
I wasted time: and time wasted me.

DavidW

#14
October 21, 2010, 02:12:46 PM
As long as your poltergeists are in high def all is well...  8)

Sergeant Rock

#15
October 21, 2010, 02:15:04 PM
Quote from: MN Dave on October 21, 2010, 10:25:08 AM
Schlomo is using my back-up avatar.  :P

Be generous, Dave...you have two to three hundred more backup avatars....and that's just from this year  :D

Sarge
the phone rings and somebody says,
"hey, they made a movie about
Mahler, you ought to go see it.
he was as f*cked-up as you are."
                               --Charles Bukowski, "Mahler"

Satzaroo

#16
October 21, 2010, 08:58:38 PM
Quote from: DavidW on October 21, 2010, 05:03:33 AM
Funny enough I actually sit further away from the tv than I used to so as to enjoy the picture and not hyper-fixate on details. :D  Guessing Schlomo got a brand new led and he is still blown away. :)  What brand Schlomo?

This summer I upgraded my hdtv again (but I sold the old ones honest!) and now I'm back to lcd, going with my favorite brand Samsung. :)

Samsung LED LCD 6300.

DavidW

#17
October 22, 2010, 07:41:33 AM
Nice! :)  If you look around you'll see that there are posts(specifically from Dark Angel and Scarpia) that discuss various operas on blu-ray. :)

snyprrr

#18
October 23, 2010, 08:52:46 AM
Quote from: DavidW on October 21, 2010, 10:10:55 AM
Which reminds me here is the ultimate halloween horror--

Prince Poppycock performs Mozart enjoy! ;D >:D

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4jgXi8bR-6k

He needs a Metal band behind him.
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