Apologies to my readers. I've been remiss in not keeping up to date with all the events taking place in my crowded life. However, this post is a start in recording recent events including my lengthy global trip to Spain, Britain and Costa Rica.
That said, I'm starting with a lovely event last Thursday when I attended the Australian Opera's performance of Madame Butterfly at our university's Lazenby Hall. It's amazing how richly endowed Armidale is with its musical life despite our small size of only 25,000 people. And the house was full for the wonderful performance of Puccini's excellent opera. Included in the performance was a cast of extras recruited from Armidale's schools and other places, although the orchestra and the key singers were all of national repute.
I took a few pictures of the performance, although I was seated a the back of the hall a fair way from the stage. Two are included here, both taken at the final curtain call where the lead performers took their bow. The story of the opera involves the clash of cultures between visiting US naval personnel and Japanese women, and if you look at the pictures carefully you'll see the Japanese attire ot the performers.
That said, I'm starting with a lovely event last Thursday when I attended the Australian Opera's performance of Madame Butterfly at our university's Lazenby Hall. It's amazing how richly endowed Armidale is with its musical life despite our small size of only 25,000 people. And the house was full for the wonderful performance of Puccini's excellent opera. Included in the performance was a cast of extras recruited from Armidale's schools and other places, although the orchestra and the key singers were all of national repute.
I took a few pictures of the performance, although I was seated a the back of the hall a fair way from the stage. Two are included here, both taken at the final curtain call where the lead performers took their bow. The story of the opera involves the clash of cultures between visiting US naval personnel and Japanese women, and if you look at the pictures carefully you'll see the Japanese attire ot the performers.
All up, it was a great evening and the final applause was thunderous.
AS
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