Yes, thatīs right, but Amfortas is an ill person. But strangely, Amfortas was also a king & a knight, difficult to resemble by Thomas Quasthof. Yeah, there was a commanding field marshal with ancient East Rome, defeating the Gots, and Prince Eugene from Savoy, who defeated the Turks at Belgrade. But it is a different thing on stage, where optical factor play a great role, where the production nowadays rarely respect the story of the play ...... so things are getting difficult.
But my question is: why shall we always compromise if all speak about highest demand all the time, while singers, players, anybody else compareable to Thomas Quasthof can superior us in other fields. As a community, we might compromise and we have to. But will you and you and YOU too compromise, if all compromise is battled out on your shoulders ??? It is a privilege to be healthy & potential, and it is a pleasure to help. But are YOU ready to help, even if you have to reduce your EGO ? I doubt that, as I know todays generation too well. For us elder is it normal, to offer the elder or the ladies the seat, open the door for them. But for the younger ..... I doubt. If you belong to the handicapped (more or less), you should not start things asking for a compromise at first hand. First demonstrate your extra ordinaire qualities, then we talk about compromise. The same as we have to do too. I repeat: FIRST DEMONSTRATE YOUR EXTRA ORDINAIRE QUALITIES in performance, human being etc. Anything earlier is mere socialism & unfair inflating everything to an average level. ========================================================= -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Amy Jo McBeth Sent: Monday, October 20, 2003 3:53 PM To: The Horn List Subject: RE: [Hornlist] something to think HR-Thomas Quasthoff Regarding Thomas Quasthoff... At 10:45 PM 10/19/2003 +0200, you wrote: >He cannot perform in a staged opera due to his physical status. Was he not in a staged version of Fidelio this past year in Salzburg, or was that concerted? I believe there was a concerted version in Berlin, but I thought I had read he was to be in a stage version in Salzburg. Also, I believe he as been contracted to perform Amfortas in Parsifal in Berlin next year... Amy _______________________________________________ post: [EMAIL PROTECTED] set your options at http://music.memphis.edu/mailman/options/horn/hans.pizka%40t-online.de _______________________________________________ post: [EMAIL PROTECTED] set your options at http://music.memphis.edu/mailman/options/horn/archive%40jab.org
