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Judas is taking me to see Cosi Fan Tutti done by Opera North! Very excited as I have never been to an opera before (and yes I know what it means 
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From what I can tell it is quite a 'light' introduction to opera as I have read up on the plot so I can at least have a vague idea of what is going on!
I will report back on what I thought of it too.
Does anyone else have a first experience of opera that they would like to share?
Trace
).From what I can tell it is quite a 'light' introduction to opera as I have read up on the plot so I can at least have a vague idea of what is going on!
I will report back on what I thought of it too.Does anyone else have a first experience of opera that they would like to share?
Trace
I must admit I've never been brave enough to see an opera (notwithstanding the fact that mrs k dislikes "those screechy women" ) as i) some of my favourite classical pieces are operatic arias (O Soave Fanciulla for example) and ii) I'm always worried that the complete opera will be a little, well, boring.
Any chance of posting your experience? I for one would be interested.
) as i) some of my favourite classical pieces are operatic arias (O Soave Fanciulla for example) and ii) I'm always worried that the complete opera will be a little, well, boring.Any chance of posting your experience? I for one would be interested.
Sorry folks, forgot about this thread!
Well we went to the Theatre Royal in Nottingham to see this. It is a lovely old theatre but is unfortunately not made for tall leggy folks like Judas. We had booked tickets in the middle balcony bit which were not particularly cheap so we were not expecting him not to be able sit down!
Luckily they have a splendid floor manager chap who sincerely apologised for not charging us any more to upgrade us to a box! The only down side was that there was a bit of the left hand stage we could not see; small price to pay for sitting in comfort for 3 hours so kudos to the Theatre Royal!
Anyhoo, the opry itself. Well, just wow.
The music was very 'Mozart'. To be expected as he wrote it of course but all the lightness of touch and flourishes that he likes to throw in seemed to be all there (of course I could be talking complete rubbish here ). It was sung in English which was interesting and unexpectedly good. There was a bit of 'He is over there.' 'Where is he?' 'He is over there, there.' 'Where is he?' 'He is over there, there.' Well you get the picture...
The set design was minimalist yet very effective with moving walls and floors to denote change of inside/outside and rooms.
The singers were very good. Not only were their voices very pleasant to listen to but they were able to portray such emotion with their singing. They were able to add to this by combining some pretty ok acting skills too.
Some parts were utterly beautiful to listen to, some parts were stunning. One of the ladies voices was just sublime. Overall a highly recommended experience.
Trace
Well we went to the Theatre Royal in Nottingham to see this. It is a lovely old theatre but is unfortunately not made for tall leggy folks like Judas. We had booked tickets in the middle balcony bit which were not particularly cheap so we were not expecting him not to be able sit down!
Luckily they have a splendid floor manager chap who sincerely apologised for not charging us any more to upgrade us to a box! The only down side was that there was a bit of the left hand stage we could not see; small price to pay for sitting in comfort for 3 hours so kudos to the Theatre Royal!
Anyhoo, the opry itself. Well, just wow.
The music was very 'Mozart'. To be expected as he wrote it of course but all the lightness of touch and flourishes that he likes to throw in seemed to be all there (of course I could be talking complete rubbish here ). It was sung in English which was interesting and unexpectedly good. There was a bit of 'He is over there.' 'Where is he?' 'He is over there, there.' 'Where is he?' 'He is over there, there.' Well you get the picture...The set design was minimalist yet very effective with moving walls and floors to denote change of inside/outside and rooms.
The singers were very good. Not only were their voices very pleasant to listen to but they were able to portray such emotion with their singing. They were able to add to this by combining some pretty ok acting skills too.
Some parts were utterly beautiful to listen to, some parts were stunning. One of the ladies voices was just sublime. Overall a highly recommended experience.
Trace
Glad you enjoyed the opera. I gave up going after a particularly bad run at the Theatre Royal. It was a rather dark Russian one that finally got me. It was full of rape and murder. I'm sure if I'd have gone to see Mozart I'd have been far happier I've decided to stick with ballet and contemporary dance for the time being
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