We discussed everything from the Opera Choruses concert to the Duruflé and Fauré Requiems concert to our day at Windsor. We all had varying opinions on the performances, the choral sound, the orchestras, and the conductors.
We had a free afternoon, so I went to spend some time in the Victoria and Albert Museum. It's right around the corner from the Hyde Park Chapel, and Dr. Crane highly recommended it. So I decided to go! It was a little boring at first... nothing too interesting for me. Until I got lost and found a room with HUGE casts! Here are some photos from the museum:
After that, I wandered off by myself to find the Royal Opera House. I went to a little restaurant right on the corner. The food was not good... but it was nice to enjoy some alone time.
Then I waited outside in the wind and rain for Sister Hall to arrive with our tickets. We saw Donizetti's "L'elisir d'amore" or The Elixir of Love. It's one of THE most famous operas, and Darrell says it's a great first opera to see for people who aren't necessarily fans of the genre... because it's a comic opera. Well, he was right, it probably would have been the best opera for me to see for the first time. I enjoyed it for the most part, but I still don't really care for opera. The best part of the show was when the main character sang "Una furtiva lagrima," probably the most famous aria in all of opera. It's a beautiful piece, but to me, it doesn't seem to fit the comedy of the show. The performance of the man we heard sing it was INCREDIBLE!!! But again, it didn't make sense to me that that aria belong to such a silly storyline. Oh well...
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