Inside the nostrils of Anna Netrebko and Rolando Villazon
Will this make its way to the DVD extras? Anna Netrebko and Rolando Villazón's new La Bohème movie was teaser-trailed on Austrian TV on Monday night.
In a shocking evocation of fin de siècle poverty, Mimi and Rodolfo are reduced to excavating their nostrils for nourishment:
And a fence post makes a tasty dessert:
This looks chewy:
Thanks to the magnificent Opera Chic's latest Awful Alagnas alert for the tip off. The full 10 minute video (in German) is here:
She's gorgeous even pulling those faces. Re Rolando's clown nose in the clip: after the Onegin photos I'm beginning to wonder if he's got some kind of problem there... Was that what the lay-off was really about? I imagine his agent calling all the opera houses: "He's much better, much better now - only thing is - he's gone clown." "Gone clown?" "Gone clown; just don't mention it and try to work around him..."
Posted by: G-Wag | October 09, 2008 at 12:59 PM