Be Mine » Valentine’s Day 1996
THEATER
Popular love story delights Eugene opera lovers
By Kirsten Laueterer
"La ffohttme" pUyad to a full
house of open lovw and opera
virgin* Sunday iftmtoun.
despite the dismal and ha/
erdoua weather that kept many
people at home
The beloved opera proved
worthy of braving the u v timet*
and. the audience showed its
appreciation with a standing
ovation
Requests pour in year round
at the Eugene Opera for "La
Hohfcme' said Francis Craffeo.
the company's artistic director
It is a popular opera with famil
iar music that has charmed
audiences worldwide
Craffeo selected "La Bohhtne"
along with the season's opener.
"Carmen," to celebrate the
Eugene Opera's 20th anniver
sary “La Hoheme" also has sen
timentai value for Craffeo
because it was the first full-scale
tipera he committed to memory
Cues! conductor Piero ftellugi
led the orchestra, bringing the
familiar music's enchanting
melodies to life. Maestro Beilugi
made the orchestra dance as the
gentle libretto* of Mimi (Phyllis
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Treigle) and Rodolfo (Barton
GteenJ lilted out to the audi
tmm.
The detailed tmlumot defied
preconceived notion* of opera
a* pretentious and glitzy
"Lm Boh*me' emphasised the
humility of the Bohemian in
contra*! to the extravagance of
the bourgeois And the melodra
ma* theme* of love at Amt sight.
Cirfect love and unobtainable
ve echoed the *tory of “Romeo
and Juliet *
The romance between Miroi
and Rodolfo evolved but wa*
never quite believable The
chemistry between them lac ked
in comparison to the evident
camaraderie among the men of
the cast who the audience to
their character*.
In one scene, Schaunard iells
a farcical tale with enthusiasm
In another. Marcello prances
about, mimicking a woman
The a rum thawed i
dual of petition for their trade*
Rodolfo pUH a pool. Man otto
f Grant Youngblood) wu a
ptlntn and Sbaunard. a muii*
clan
MutetUt (Colette Ziagter) burst
onto the scene dwinai in a but
liani yellow gown that com'
mended the audience*
attention With hat powerful
voice aha delivered tone im>.
lovely multi to the captivated
cam of the apeclatorv
Ziegler played the quinteamm
Hal coquette who repeatedly
break* Marcello’* heart Vocal
power wn Treigle'* greatest
asset. *o belting the mu*ic left
little room fur repressing the
tubtletle* of her fragile charac
ter, an essential element In the
story
Conforming to the elastic
tragedy, the heroine met her
fateful death in the hitter cold of
winter, leaving Kodolfo to
grieve over her a* the curtain
dropped
The production was magnifl
cent with the delightful chorus
and a gorgeous »et brought In
from the Seattle Opera
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Comedy duo to perform
wacky, diverse routine
By Nlcote Kruwger
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(lomu duo Hame* ft f’tminn will briny their
routine to Scandals/Kowlootts. 2222 Centenni
•I Blvd . at » pm Saturday
The duo. comprised of comedian* Eric
Maine* and Morgan Preston. promise* musical
parodies stand-up comedy, juggling and the
"mod to be famous still dance “ The act will
also include a unicycie and various musical
instruments, such a* a banjo, a guitar and a
trumpt
”1 love working In front of people and just
blowing them away with the huge variety of
things we do. - Haines said in a recent press
release “There is definitely something (or
everyone in our show,*
Morgan mentioned the dangers Involved in
his line of work ’'Salmonella poisoning i»
always staring u# in the face," he said in a
recent press release, alluding to the team's
chicken juggling act
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