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Enter Countess Popova (Eve H. Bryggman ’10), a velvet-clad Russian vamp who rents a room beneath the Marcassols. Unable to restrain himself, Gustave quickly becomes more than just the Countess?? landlord. But he is convinced that he can only run away with her if he can secure a suitable second husband for Claudine...
...couple. Vincent alludes to both the theme of deception associated with ’60s politics and to the many sexual indiscretions of John F. Kennedy ’40.The costumes, exquisitely designed by Elisa M. Oliveri ’08, squarely place the opera in the sixties; the Countess?? Jackie O hairstyle is essential in helping the audience identify the Camelot couple. The convertible set is attractive, but does not distract from the plot. However, the set changes before the second act took a bit of time on opening night, breaking up the pace of the narrative.Under...
...depth without making it a period piece, so I set the opera in the late 1950s/early 1960s. It made sense to present the Count and Countess as operatic versions of John F. Kennedy and Jackie Onassis, considering the Count’s frequent infidelities but overwhelming charm, and the Countess??s penchant for forgiveness...
Directed by James Ivory Sony Pictures Classics 3 1/2 stars With a cast that includes Ralph Fiennes and almost the entire Redgrave family, “The White Countess?? is an Anglophile’s wet dream. The final venture between legendary director James Ivory and producer Ismail Merchant, who passed away in 2004, “The White Countess?? does not quite measure up to their past sweeping classics (“Surviving Picasso” or “Howards End”). Fortunately, extraordinary acting makes up for rather drab dialogue and slow...
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