Okay. First, I have to talk about the Royal Danish Opera! Because I don’t…… Wow. Sorry. I stopped mid-sentence there about ten hours ago and have absolutely no idea where I was going with that sentence. This is awkward.
But here! It’s a dress from one of the Danish Opera’s first renditions of La Triviata. The show was beautiful, and obviously the performers were amazing. I personally loved watching the conductor and listening to the music, because it was pretty hard to follow the story line considering the singing was in Italian and the subtitles were in Danish. (A little LCD screen popped up above the stage with the subtitles.) During each intermission (there were four), we took turns exchanging what we understood and what we guessed was going on. It was pretty fun, to say the least. And champagne during the last intermission!
The hallway! We got a little backstage tour before the show, but the tour was conducted in Danish, so it was about as easy to follow as the show itself. I missed the number, but apparently these chandeliers go for quite the hefty price. I couldn’t take pictures inside the theater because of copyright laws (silliest thing ever), but you’ll just have to try it out for yourself sometime. Thank you, Scan|Design for a wonderful night and a great cultural experience!
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I’ll follow up with a more up-to-date post.
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Venlig hilsen/ best regards,
Lizzy-wa
To properly enjoy opera you should preview the score and familiarize yourself with the story so you can enjoy the show without worrying about the story. That’s what I was taught by an opera buff and subsequently why I don’t attend operas, too much work.