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What I found interesting is that once the overall plot was understood via the program notes, it was not necessary to "see" the opera acted in costume. Instead, the music was quite descriptive in its comic, serious, and even somewhat bawdy (at times) portrayals of greed, young love, etc. Also, it turns out that this opera is often performed with women playing the younger men, or men playing the older women -- a sort of cross-dressing joke from a rather serious composer. The music was light, though, the singers were obviously having fun, and even through the opera was in Italian (again common at the time), most everything was clear and understandable.
The Concert Experience- It was in this realm that the true nature of this work shone through. The overture certainly was rousing and got everyone in a positive and gleeful frame of mind. But...
In fact, the enthusiasm of the performers, coupled with the obvious hilarity of the audience, rather brought me into the experience in a way I was not expecting. I guess one can tell if a composer is a consummate professional -- we are hanging by a thread during a dramatic moment, and only relieved when we finally get the VI-I or V-I cadence and are allowed to breathe again.
The auditorium was about ae full this time; again, a shame because the musicality and professionalism of the performers were both top-notch. What an enjoyable musical experience! This is the type of performance that I will try to attend regularly; who knew opera could be even slightly entertaining and actually funny?
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