On Mar 3, 2009, at 8:36 AM, Scott Flatto wrote:

> Am I remembering correctly that the Met was going to use the Vienna
> production but then decided to give MZ her own? I remember that  
> production:
> it was beautiful. Contemporary looking but took place up in the  
> mountains at
> a place that looked like an inn, etc...A very nice scene there with  
> snow
> that piled up so high it burst in through the window. They gave  
> that up for
> this? Hmmm.....

If I recall correctly, MZ explained during the intermission of the  
last simulcast that she originally was going to set it traditionally  
in a Swiss village but that ND objected.  MZ offered to resign from  
the production but was encouraged to stay and find a concept that  
would be acceptable to ND.  Bad idea!

Ron Magnuson


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