After all those long New Zealand posts, which may have tired some readers, this one is very brief.
Three days ago I went to the opera - live opera here in Armidale - performed by Opera New England. I won't go into the story - that's on the web anyway - but just want to say what a pleasure it was to hear Bizet's famous Carmen performed live on stage in front of me. And it was in a town of about 25,000 people a long way from any large city. The orchestra was local, but I have to acknowledge that many of the singers came from other places.
Anyway, the performance was entertaining, electric, well-staged and lighted, fast paced, and generally well sung by a very young cast of performers at the early stage of their careers. I was completely hooked. The auditorium was almost full and the audience was enthusiastic. See http://operanewengland.com/ and click on an excerpt from the performance.
AS
Three days ago I went to the opera - live opera here in Armidale - performed by Opera New England. I won't go into the story - that's on the web anyway - but just want to say what a pleasure it was to hear Bizet's famous Carmen performed live on stage in front of me. And it was in a town of about 25,000 people a long way from any large city. The orchestra was local, but I have to acknowledge that many of the singers came from other places.
Anyway, the performance was entertaining, electric, well-staged and lighted, fast paced, and generally well sung by a very young cast of performers at the early stage of their careers. I was completely hooked. The auditorium was almost full and the audience was enthusiastic. See http://operanewengland.com/ and click on an excerpt from the performance.
AS
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