Opera at Poltimore House
Jul. 8th, 2011 09:38 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
sawylEnjoyable evening of opera in aid of the restoration of Poltimore House. Arriving slightly early after a minor miscalculation, we got a chance to potter round in the drizzle and check out the rather dilapidated state of the house — clad in a large, industrial-looking emergency roof cover, the overall effect was of something akin to a Combine citadel. Initially unable to locate the venue, we followed the ghostly sounds of Puccini coming from one of the windows and traced the event to the entrance hall of the main house.
The music covered quite a wide range, running all the way from Monteverdi to Puccini, with some interesting lesser known pieces in between — I can't say I was familiar with Cherubini's Demofoonte before this evening — along with some staples from Mozart, Bizet and Gounod. The evening was concluded with a handful of scenes from Don Giovanni, including Questo รจ il fin — surely one of the best operatic ensembles of all time! — to close.
The music covered quite a wide range, running all the way from Monteverdi to Puccini, with some interesting lesser known pieces in between — I can't say I was familiar with Cherubini's Demofoonte before this evening — along with some staples from Mozart, Bizet and Gounod. The evening was concluded with a handful of scenes from Don Giovanni, including Questo รจ il fin — surely one of the best operatic ensembles of all time! — to close.
