Royal Opera House has a streaming service. It’s not bad but I much prefer going and seeing things in person.Morning all - looks quite pleasant out.
6.3 this morning after a decent night's sleep.
Off to meet a couple of girlfriends in town for coffee and later we're both meeting other friends for a quick drink in the local. Have taken "one I made earlier" chicken curry out of the freezer and we'll have it with some rice for dinner.
I feel quite faint at the thought of making dinner for a couple of hundred like Colin's mum! I was tired out after catering for our house guests last week and there were only 2 of them! Mind you, I used to cater at least 2 big parties every year. This year we're hosting a small group next week for drinks and nibbles. I am afraid it will be catered from Lidl.... they've got some lovely pates in at the moment and always have a good selection of cheeses.
One regret about moving to Cornwall is the lack of opportunity to see Opera and dance. About once or at most twice a year a touring opera company comes to the Hall for Cornwall and that's it. You lot are making me feel quite envious!
Well done Goodybags on the HS. All the more precious for being rare!
Have a lovely day all.
Snap! I really struggle at choir - I seem to spend most of my time just mouthing the words.(which I could never ever have contemplated reaching, being a fairly low alto all my life)
I went to a wedding recently where the hymns were in such a high key I ended up singing them all an octave lower. Daughter takes after me, she confessed afterwards that she’d done that too!Snap! I really struggle at choir - I seem to spend most of my time just mouthing the words.If I hang out with the sopranos they go too high for me, and if I hang out with the blokes I'm put off by how loud their voices are! I'll give it a year...it's good for my Welsh. 😎
I’ve only seen The Magic Flute once, many years ago and it was a touring opera company who always sang in English. I quite often try and emulate that scene as a laugh! I’m pretty rubbish and I’ve got quite a high voice naturally but of course I’m not a trained singer, it makes me want to take lessons!I see what you mean, found her on Youtube, and she can definitely multi task! Ie, Act whilst coping with the coloratura! You quite often get one or the other but not both.
There’s a scene in Phantom of The Opera that is very reminiscent of Queen of the Night, I think, & the original cast recording, it wasn’t Sarah Brightman & it was Lisa Hull by the time I saw it live in 1992, where Sarah Brightman did an excellent job of laughing the high notes “Poor fool, he makes me laugh” followed by the high notes as in The Queen of the Night aria! I just remembered that: haven’t seen or heard it in a while; bought the cd in 1992 & saw the film they did of it in 2004.I’ve only seen The Magic Flute once, many years ago and it was a touring opera company who always sang in English. I quite often try and emulate that scene as a laugh! I’m pretty rubbish and I’ve got quite a high voice naturally but of course I’m not a trained singer, it makes me want to take lessons!