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Post by n1david on Jan 28, 2016 12:07:49 GMT
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Post by Coated on Jan 28, 2016 15:11:37 GMT
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Post by n1david on Jan 28, 2016 15:23:33 GMT
Good offer, shame I booked before it! Mr Addison obviously not bringing the new punters in yet...
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Post by Coated on Jan 28, 2016 15:32:39 GMT
I think it's fair to the say that the Opera crowd is more likely to object to the addition of a narrator role, so Mr Addison isn't necessarily a draw for them.
L'Etoile has some lovely tunes in it (can't say that about all operas....) so hopefully it'll catch on eventually
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Post by Coated on Feb 4, 2016 1:56:49 GMT
I quite enjoyed it. Delightfully bonkers in parts (unless you don't like that sort of bonkers in which case the giggling part of the audience will really get on your nerves) and the additional narrator worked for me. Yes, he interrupts the flow sometimes a bit, but it's nice to see opera poking fun at itself.
The second half started to drag on a bit compared to the first, but it kept my interest for most of the time.
There was a fair bit of grumbling on Twitter - too frothy too please the music buffs, and the production is probably something you either like or not, with not a large amount of middle ground. I'm going back for more in a couple of weeks for more frothy February fun.
And it was the first first night in what feels like aaaages where there was no booing. Very refreshing for a change.
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Post by Montmartre on Feb 9, 2016 1:46:10 GMT
What time did it end please?
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Post by Coated on Feb 9, 2016 11:55:26 GMT
Around 10.10 pm, running time is 2h 35
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Post by n1david on Feb 11, 2016 16:18:11 GMT
From the scurrilous website Popbitch:
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