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Tonight's Live Relay From The Met !
Tonight its a bit of a rarity ::::::: Beethoven's only opera :::::
http:// www.bbc .co.uk/ program mes/b08 ky89z
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( I went to a prep school like that - see chap 1 of Will this do? Auberon Waugh - same place - - - and went through the book which was after all autobiographical thinking " all this occurred to me and its meant to be FUNNY ? " )
Perhaps if you had been thro a concentration camp yo found ALlo Allo less funny than the rest of us
(Mrs Beste Chetwynde was historical - the Grosvenors had pulled down a Georgian pile in cheshire and put up a 1930s monstrosity - nick named locally as The Coal Bunker. Dunno about Chokie tho)
choose the first
( I went to a prep school like that - see chap 1 of Will this do? Auberon Waugh - same place - - - and went through the book which was after all autobiographical thinking " all this occurred to me and its meant to be FUNNY ? " )
Perhaps if you had been thro a concentration camp yo found ALlo Allo less funny than the rest of us
(Mrs Beste Chetwynde was historical - the Grosvenors had pulled down a Georgian pile in cheshire and put up a 1930s monstrosity - nick named locally as The Coal Bunker. Dunno about Chokie tho)
Ladybirder....in Swansea, done by the Welsh National Opera, many years ago.
The WNO is justifiably proud of its chorus, and that moment when they all appeared from beneath the stage, in the prisoners chorus, will remain with me for a long time. Magic.
We can only wonder what Beethoven would have achieved if he had written more operas !
Its a bit like Mahler I suppose....never wrote an opera in his life, but if you listen to his symphonies and voice works, I think we missed out on a truly great opera composer.
The WNO is justifiably proud of its chorus, and that moment when they all appeared from beneath the stage, in the prisoners chorus, will remain with me for a long time. Magic.
We can only wonder what Beethoven would have achieved if he had written more operas !
Its a bit like Mahler I suppose....never wrote an opera in his life, but if you listen to his symphonies and voice works, I think we missed out on a truly great opera composer.
Ladybirder....we are justifiably of our male choirs !
In fact, WNO started off in 1946, with an amateur chorus and mostly amateur soloists as well. The chorus only became fully professional in 1973.
Many well-known stars started with the WNO.....Gwyneth Evans, for instance.... probably one of the finest Wagnerian sopranos of her generation.
We are so lucky to have such a talented company so close to home.
In fact, WNO started off in 1946, with an amateur chorus and mostly amateur soloists as well. The chorus only became fully professional in 1973.
Many well-known stars started with the WNO.....Gwyneth Evans, for instance.... probably one of the finest Wagnerian sopranos of her generation.
We are so lucky to have such a talented company so close to home.
A friend who worked at G used to get me free tickets for the final dress rehearsal of my choice of opera (sometimes twice a season) which of course was exactly the same as an actual performance except most of the audience weren't dressed up. Those were the days. I was so peed off when he left!
Mikey do you know if Opera North is still going strong?
Mikey do you know if Opera North is still going strong?
Opera North still going strong in Leeds and on tour. I saw their Carousel in Norwich last year or the year before.
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To be honest, I didn't relaise Beethoven wrote an opera. I shall be interested to hear it.
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To be honest, I didn't relaise Beethoven wrote an opera. I shall be interested to hear it.