Our Opera of the Week is a stolen Strauss kiss in an English country garden
OperaSlippedisc’s Opera of the Weekend in partnership with OperaVision is Der Rosenkavalier set against the magical background of Garsington Opera.
Plot: The Marschallin is relishing time with her young lover, when her cousin’s sudden arrival ignites a comic chain of events. With honour at risk, social status bartered and happiness illusive, the Marschallin accepts time cannot be stopped and she must set young love free.
Available to view Saturday 30th October at 19.00 CET 18.00 London and 13.00 NY
Or as Arnold Bennett more elegantly summarised the plot: “It is simply the story of a young man providing a tragedy for an ageing woman by ceasing to love her, and an ecstatic joy for a young woman by beginning to love her.”
“”””Plot: The Marschallin is relishing time with her young lover, when her cousin’s sudden arrival ignites a comic chain of events. “”””
Nothing anew in these opera-plots.
This could well be from Koh-Lanta too…
I am not a fan of operas-someone screaming at the back with some background music…how can you have feelings with that kind of “music” is beyond my …feelings!
Personal opinion of course.
Strange. I have a friend who has expressed similar sentiments about piano music (although she will happily listen to music played on the violin, flute, etc.) I think you should both take a tip from Prince Orlofsky.
Seen plenty of comments like that before, but I’m surprised to see such a shallow one here.
Apart from everything else, have you tried “screaming” over two octaves or more?