Went to the Snape Proms
One of my choir friends invited me to the Britten-Pears Young Artists Program performance of Monteverdi's Poppea.
Not only had I never been to a concert at Snape, but I'd never seen Poppea performed. I've heard snippets (since it's basically a Music History Turning Point when Monteverdi Invents Opera), but had never seen it all the way through.
I sailed with EAST all day, then showered and changed at the marina, picked up Susan from the station, and zipped over to Snape.
It was a gorgeous evening.
Then we went for a walk through the reeds.
Not only had I never been to a concert at Snape, but I'd never seen Poppea performed. I've heard snippets (since it's basically a Music History Turning Point when Monteverdi Invents Opera), but had never seen it all the way through.
I sailed with EAST all day, then showered and changed at the marina, picked up Susan from the station, and zipped over to Snape.
It was a gorgeous evening.
We had supper at the cafe, including a very delicious bottle of Aspall's Festival of Britten cyder.
Then we went for a walk through the reeds.
We settled into the World's Most Uncomfortable Seats for a very long but truly wonderful performance. The orchestra was excellent, and the singers were really outstanding. Some of the staging was a little odd, but overall it was a really enjoyable performance.
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