COMPLETE[PLAY]Mithridates, by Racine - thw

[Kitty]

Stage directions act 3 revised
https://librivox.org/uploads/toddhw/mithridates_stagedirections_3.mp3

and PL ok now, thank you

Sonia

[alanmapstone]

Stage directions acts 4 & 5

https://librivox.org/uploads/toddhw/mithridates_stagedirections_4.mp3

https://librivox.org/uploads/toddhw/mithridates_stagedirections_5.mp3

[Kitty]

Stage directions acts 4 & 5
https://librivox.org/uploads/toddhw/mithridates_stagedirections_4.mp3
https://librivox.org/uploads/toddhw/mithridates_stagedirections_5.mp3

perfectly PL ok, thank you for the fast turn-around on the stage directions, Alan Always good for Todd to have these in early.

Sonia

[Tchaikovsky]

Her is Xiphares Act 1. Duration 11:13 and passed in Checker.
Not one of my better readings I'm afraid...

Tchaikovsky

https://librivox.org/uploads/toddhw/mithridates_xiphares_1.mp3

[ToddHW]

Thank you.

Todd

[Kitty]

Her is Xiphares Act 1. Duration 11:13 and passed in Checker.
Not one of my better readings I'm afraid...
https://librivox.org/uploads/toddhw/mithridates_xiphares_1.mp3

not bad at all, Tchaikovsky, I liked the emotions and powerful feelings you displayed, especially when professing your vow of love to Monima. There was nothing that struck me as bad in this performance.

I did find a few things to correct though:

> at 1:14: (p. 74) "contented with the states assigned to me, shall see without regret" – you say "we shall see" (he means only himself though)

> from 3:16-3:19: (p. 75) between "the offers of the Romans" and "whether in jealous rage" – the long silence can be cut, since it's all inside the same speech chunk

> from 4:05-4:08: (p. 75) between "its only enemies" and "more I would fain have done" – also here, silence can get cut

> at 10:21: (p. 83) "her secret feelings are to me unknown" – you say "his"

thank you, it's a good start for Xiphares looking forward to the rest

Sonia

[Tchaikovsky]

Her is Xiphares Act 1. Duration 11:13 and passed in Checker.
Not one of my better readings I'm afraid...
https://librivox.org/uploads/toddhw/mithridates_xiphares_1.mp3

not bad at all, Tchaikovsky, I liked the emotions and powerful feelings you displayed, especially when professing your vow of love to Monima. There was nothing that struck me as bad in this performance.

I did find a few things to correct though:

> at 1:14: (p. 74) "contented with the states assigned to me, shall see without regret" – you say "we shall see" (he means only himself though)

> from 3:16-3:19: (p. 75) between "the offers of the Romans" and "whether in jealous rage" – the long silence can be cut, since it's all inside the same speech chunk

> from 4:05-4:08: (p. 75) between "its only enemies" and "more I would fain have done" – also here, silence can get cut

> at 10:21: (p. 83) "her secret feelings are to me unknown" – you say "his"

thank you, it's a good start for Xiphares looking forward to the rest

Sonia

Hi Sonia,
Thanks very much for the pep chat. Heroic dialogue is a bit harder to emote than I had imagined. Here are the corrections for Act 1. The new duration is 11:06.
Tchaikovsky

https://librivox.org/uploads/toddhw/mithridates_xiphares_1.mp3

[Kitty]

Thanks very much for the pep chat. Heroic dialogue is a bit harder to emote than I had imagined.

ah I am just the opposite. I love to emote heroic tragedies, but comedy I find much harder. Though I am getting more practice at comedy these days, so I find it easier with each role.

Spot PL ok now, thanks

Sonia

[JoannaHoyt]

Here's Arcas, doing all he can to immiserate his fellow actors within one minute.
Act 4, 0:33:
https://librivox.org/uploads/toddhw/mithridates_arcas_4.mp3
Act 5, 0:28:
https://librivox.org/uploads/toddhw/mithridates_arcas_5.mp3

[ToddHW]

Thank you.

Todd

[Kitty]

Here's Arcas, doing all he can to immiserate his fellow actors within one minute.
Act 4, 0:33:
https://librivox.org/uploads/toddhw/mithridates_arcas_4.mp3
Act 5, 0:28:
https://librivox.org/uploads/toddhw/mithridates_arcas_5.mp3

thank you, Joanna, yes, Arcas seems only to show up for doom and gloom. He should have gotten a bigger role in my opinion. Nicely played out, and both files are PL ok

Sonia

[ToddHW]

Arbates, grief stricken, awaits PL in the MW.

Thanks, Todd

[Kitty]

Arbates, grief stricken, awaits PL in the MW.

how you can be grief-stricken while being governor of a place called Nymphaeum is a mystery to me (the name kinda tells you what sort of women live in that town - must be fun )

an excellent portrayal, Todd, and Arbates is totally PL ok. At last you came to rescue Monima, so I am probably biased in your favour now.

Thanks

Sonia

[Tchaikovsky]

Here are the files for Xiphares Act two & three. Both passed in Checker.

https://librivox.org/uploads/toddhw/mithridates_xiphares_2.mp3 (2:44)

https://librivox.org/uploads/toddhw/mithridates_xiphares_3.mp3 (2:18)

Tchaikovsky

[ToddHW]

Thank you.

Todd