Talk:2018-2019/@comment-2601:2C6:4500:3190:4D34:F11A:70D5:B40-20180203185639/@comment-74.73.33.24-20180203215808

Ivo Van Hove's recent productions in New York (A view from the bridge, The fountainhead) have a point of view. They grasp the spectator and do not leave him alone till the end of the show. They use the sets for an actual purpose - not just for decoration or to get applauses from the audience when the curtain rises. I can't wait to see what he will do with Giovanni - I am expecting nothing less than an opera that will be relevant for the 21st century, that will have something to tell (not just the endless repetition of famous arias). Van Hove is the best news for the Met in a long time. Hopefully the beginning of the end for Eyre, Sherr, and McVicar.