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Just a heads up on this one Gents, if any of you are free next Monday night? I shall be seeing it in Worcester...
Dublin: 24th June: Benjamin Britten's Gloriana
Re: Dublin: 24th June: Benjamin Britten's Gloriana
I don't think that I will be able to go to it, thanks for the thought Jared.
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Re: Dublin: 24th June: Benjamin Britten's Gloriana
Thank you for that Jared. As one with a developing interest in the music of Britten I may well attend.
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Re: Dublin: 24th June: Benjamin Britten's Gloriana
Gloriana is a most misunderstood opera. Mostly because Queen Elizabeth II didn't much care for it and neither did early critics. Britten never recorded it and it is probably the least performed Britten opera. But it is fascinating, tuneful with all the courtly dances, period instruments, great costumes and period sets. I saw it in 2005 in St Louis, which I think was the first US performance, but not sure.
Worth the effort to see a rare work!
Worth the effort to see a rare work!
Re: Dublin: 24th June: Benjamin Britten's Gloriana
Thank you Don... I had actually never heard of it until I saw it advertised, and am really quite intrigued by the concept, based on the 'relationship' between the elderly Elizabeth I and the Earl of Essex. I will be taking one of my residents, an elderly lady who has a soft spot for the music of BB, so I'm looking forward to it.DonKC wrote:Gloriana is a most misunderstood opera. Mostly because Queen Elizabeth II didn't much care for it and neither did early critics. Britten never recorded it and it is probably the least performed Britten opera. But it is fascinating, tuneful with all the courtly dances, period instruments, great costumes and period sets. I saw it in 2005 in St Louis, which I think was the first US performance, but not sure.
Worth the effort to see a rare work!
Re: Dublin: 24th June: Benjamin Britten's Gloriana
well, I'll be off to this tomorrow evening, so no forum input from me I'm afraid...
anyone else taking the trip?
anyone else taking the trip?
Re: Dublin: 24th June: Benjamin Britten's Gloriana
I will not see it, enjoy it and I look forward to your feedback.Jared wrote:well, I'll be off to this tomorrow evening, so no forum input from me I'm afraid...
anyone else taking the trip?
"To appreciate the greatness of the Masters is to keep faith in the greatness of humanity." - Wilhelm Furtwängler
Re: Dublin: 24th June: Benjamin Britten's Gloriana
Overall, I enjoyed the evening very much. Gloriana tells the story of the 'relationship' between the elderly Queen Elizabeth I and the young Earl of Essex, based on the play by Litton Strachey. It has to be said that it contains a fair amount more historical accuracy than the Bellini & Donizetti versions of British History, but was apparently critically panned in 1953, which is why it is so rarely performed.
This version is set in a town/ village hall in 1953, and I think is quite imaginative. It certainly isn't typical or mainstream Britten (if such a thing exists!) but is certainly very imaginative, and I think Richard Morrison's 3 Star Verdict in the Times is a little harsh. 4 stars from me!
This version is set in a town/ village hall in 1953, and I think is quite imaginative. It certainly isn't typical or mainstream Britten (if such a thing exists!) but is certainly very imaginative, and I think Richard Morrison's 3 Star Verdict in the Times is a little harsh. 4 stars from me!
Re: Dublin: 24th June: Benjamin Britten's Gloriana
I am glad you enjoyed it Jared, by the way you have gone very quiet on Facebook.
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Re: Dublin: 24th June: Benjamin Britten's Gloriana
Unfortunately I did not get along to the performance of the opera last week but I actually heard a full performance last Saturday on BBC Radio 3 and I enjoyed it.
The juxtaposition and the interweaving of both the modern and Tudor musical idioms was really interesting and the resulting orchestral textures were very rewarding. While Gloriana is a modern opera the working in of the Tudor musical idioms gave it a great sense of Time and Place.
It is interesting that, after listening to a number of his works this year, 2013 has found me to be a convert to the music of Britten. That is something that I would not have anticipated.
The juxtaposition and the interweaving of both the modern and Tudor musical idioms was really interesting and the resulting orchestral textures were very rewarding. While Gloriana is a modern opera the working in of the Tudor musical idioms gave it a great sense of Time and Place.
It is interesting that, after listening to a number of his works this year, 2013 has found me to be a convert to the music of Britten. That is something that I would not have anticipated.
To be is to do: Socrates
To do is to be: Sartre
Do be do be do: Sinatra
To do is to be: Sartre
Do be do be do: Sinatra