Salzburg 2010

[selenak]

Salzburg this year meant Phèdre with Sunnyi Melles, rain and sunshine mixed, and staying in Leopoldskron, aka Max Reinhardt's old residence. For Americans: it's also where they shot something called The Sound of Music, but seriously, if it's the grandsegnieur of the German theatre who basically invented both grand and small scale production, not to

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[shezan]

... in Trachten!!! :D

[selenak]

Well, it's the one time a year where it's suitable to wear a dirndl for me, so I might as well. :)

(By contrast, Phaedra & family wore black and white evening wardrobe.)

[trobadora]

Schnitzel with noodles

I did not know this. ABOMINATION OMG.

[selenak]

I KNOW. *employs Marlon Brando in Apocalypse Now whisper* THE HORROR. THE HORROR.

[zahrawithaz]

Ooh, beautiful!

And I envy you seeing Phedre--I think I read it once, long ago, in school (perhaps only in excerpt), but I've never manage to see Racine performed, other than Britannicus.

[selenak]

I had never seen any performed Racine before, either; reading-wise, I'm familiar with Phedre, Britannicus and Andromache, but that's it, and my French isn't good enough to read them in the original, so these were all translations.

[selenak]

You're very welcome!