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That's right, I went to the Royal Opera House in Covent Garden last night to see 'Lady MacBeth of the Mtsensk District', and I had a thoroughly good time, pip-pip. The first thing that struck me about the theatre is how modernised it is. TFT screens all around the balconies, and little screens by the seats that carried translations of the singing (it is a Russian Opera). The performance wasn't half bad either. I thought it would be a namby-pamby affair, but it had guns, poisoning, sex, swearing, drowning, and a beheading! Even a little frog gets it! The characters were funny, and the main male lead reminded me of Dr Sanchez, so that helped in the enjoyment.
We were definitely amongst the youngest there by choice, though. My girlfriend is writing a dissertation on politics in music, so this was good research, even if the only seats we could afford were restricted viewing. Most of the audience were over 50, and the young ones all looked like stuck-up toffs. We're from Essex, kappisch? The venue is really nice too. Every floor has a bar and restaurant, and the seats were very comfy. The music wasn't my bag, but when performed along with the sining, sets and characters, etc., it works really well.
In fact, I'd go as far as recommending this particular Opera to anyone that wants a different night out in London. Funny, and the plot was interesting enough to follow. It's only on until the 20th of this month, and the next 'interpretation' may not be the same - it was written in the 30's, but contemporised to the 80's. What-what.
We were definitely amongst the youngest there by choice, though. My girlfriend is writing a dissertation on politics in music, so this was good research, even if the only seats we could afford were restricted viewing. Most of the audience were over 50, and the young ones all looked like stuck-up toffs. We're from Essex, kappisch? The venue is really nice too. Every floor has a bar and restaurant, and the seats were very comfy. The music wasn't my bag, but when performed along with the sining, sets and characters, etc., it works really well.
In fact, I'd go as far as recommending this particular Opera to anyone that wants a different night out in London. Funny, and the plot was interesting enough to follow. It's only on until the 20th of this month, and the next 'interpretation' may not be the same - it was written in the 30's, but contemporised to the 80's. What-what.
monkey_man wrote:
> Yeah, she drowned!
Even better!!
> Yeah, she drowned!
Even better!!
Yeah, she drowned!
So was there a 'Fat Lady' at the end? All good operas have them dont you know.
That's right, I went to the Royal Opera House in Covent Garden last night to see 'Lady MacBeth of the Mtsensk District', and I had a thoroughly good time, pip-pip. The first thing that struck me about the theatre is how modernised it is. TFT screens all around the balconies, and little screens by the seats that carried translations of the singing (it is a Russian Opera). The performance wasn't half bad either. I thought it would be a namby-pamby affair, but it had guns, poisoning, sex, swearing, drowning, and a beheading! Even a little frog gets it! The characters were funny, and the main male lead reminded me of Dr Sanchez, so that helped in the enjoyment.
We were definitely amongst the youngest there by choice, though. My girlfriend is writing a dissertation on politics in music, so this was good research, even if the only seats we could afford were restricted viewing. Most of the audience were over 50, and the young ones all looked like stuck-up toffs. We're from Essex, kappisch? The venue is really nice too. Every floor has a bar and restaurant, and the seats were very comfy. The music wasn't my bag, but when performed along with the sining, sets and characters, etc., it works really well.
In fact, I'd go as far as recommending this particular Opera to anyone that wants a different night out in London. Funny, and the plot was interesting enough to follow. It's only on until the 20th of this month, and the next 'interpretation' may not be the same - it was written in the 30's, but contemporised to the 80's. What-what.
We were definitely amongst the youngest there by choice, though. My girlfriend is writing a dissertation on politics in music, so this was good research, even if the only seats we could afford were restricted viewing. Most of the audience were over 50, and the young ones all looked like stuck-up toffs. We're from Essex, kappisch? The venue is really nice too. Every floor has a bar and restaurant, and the seats were very comfy. The music wasn't my bag, but when performed along with the sining, sets and characters, etc., it works really well.
In fact, I'd go as far as recommending this particular Opera to anyone that wants a different night out in London. Funny, and the plot was interesting enough to follow. It's only on until the 20th of this month, and the next 'interpretation' may not be the same - it was written in the 30's, but contemporised to the 80's. What-what.