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Here's a way to bring opera to the mass -- perform it in a bar
Published: 2/17/2009 11:38 AM
Last Modified: 2/17/2009 11:38 AM

Well, in this case, they had to -- a power cut doused the lights in London's Royal Opera House theater as the company was about to perform the premiere of George Benjamin's Into the Little Hills. So the company moved what it could of the production into the theater's bar.

The Guardian's story includes a bit of amateur video:

Opera in the bar

From what I can tell of the music from the snippet contained on this video, the opera company's offer of free drinks might have been more a necessity than a show of good will.

But some critics have called it "utterly compelling," so perhaps the bit presented here out of context does no justice to the complete experience.

We'll never know........


Reader Comments 4 Total
sully (4 years ago)
yes! there should be more efforts to do things like this. I've been trying to talk theatre groups into opening for rock bands and performing at the DMV or in front of the BOK Center while people are waiting in line.
dean (4 years ago)
"From what I can tell of the music from the snippet contained on this video, the opera company's offer of free drinks might have been more a necessity than a show of good will."

I assume this means that if it doesn't sound like Mozart or Verdi it should be dismissed out of hand.

Too bad the New York Times hadn't seen your portfolio when they bought out Bernard Holland. No one would have noticed the difference.
Dean.

One had the feeling you would weigh in on this topic, and that you would misconstrue humor for contempt. Ah well. For the record, your assumption is very much off-base.
dean (4 years ago)
O mio rimorso! It's not easy being the town scold. Oddly enough, yesterday was one of my good days.
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