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Feb. 11th, 2007 02:03 pmThe opera last night, Norma, was lovely. It's in a style called Bel Canto, which is even more difficult to sing than "normal" opera, so I think my jaw dropped in places. As in, "omg, did she really just go down two octaves at irregular intervals while decreasing her dynamic (aka how loud she is)...and still sing that fantabulously? HOLY CRAP."
And then the female vocalists would do it again...simultaneously. Wowza.
Carmen is the first opera of next season. I'm not going to miss that. Especially since it appears that the lead female vocalist might be the mezzo-soprano from last night, and she was my favorite.
Haha, that was something Carol and I talked about after the opera last night--did we like the mezzo better because her voice was better, or because we sing lower ourselves? (Although I sing a bit lower than Carol.)
It reminded me of a bad joke: How many altos does it take to change a light bulb? ... Two. One to change it, and the other to ask, "Isn't that a bit high for you?"
All this talk about singing is tempting me to go back to Aurora for the winter term. Argggh.
There are two shows left for this season: The Flying Dutchmen by Wagner and Mozart's The Magic Flute. Wagner is the guy whose operas started that stereotype of some fat lady dressed as a Viking with horns on her helmet.
The whole storyline of Norma reminded me of the novel I'm currently reading, which is a novelization of the Sagas of medieval Iceland. I put the book on hold at the library just knowing that it was about medieval Iceland, and I've been pleasantly surprised. There's lots of intrigue, which keeps my brain working while I read it.
The only sour note is that I made the mistake of putting Jarrod's face to one of the first characters you're introduced to, so when terrible things happen to that character, I get angry or upset, more than I would have otherwise.
The book is also tempting me to create an Icelandic SCA persona. The women's clothing is boring but really easy to sew!
When I was at Acorn War, I was poking through a booth and saw Norse-style clothing. I asked the woman at the booth, "Oh, is your persona Norse?" She smiled and said, "My husband and myself are 11th-century Icelandics."
"No way!" I said, "I lived in Iceland for a couple of years as a kid." Her eyes got huge, and the next thing I know, her and her husband are asking me questions and expressing deep envy. *lol* They were in the process of saving up to go themselves. I felt like a minor celebrity.
And then the female vocalists would do it again...simultaneously. Wowza.
Carmen is the first opera of next season. I'm not going to miss that. Especially since it appears that the lead female vocalist might be the mezzo-soprano from last night, and she was my favorite.
Haha, that was something Carol and I talked about after the opera last night--did we like the mezzo better because her voice was better, or because we sing lower ourselves? (Although I sing a bit lower than Carol.)
It reminded me of a bad joke: How many altos does it take to change a light bulb? ... Two. One to change it, and the other to ask, "Isn't that a bit high for you?"
All this talk about singing is tempting me to go back to Aurora for the winter term. Argggh.
There are two shows left for this season: The Flying Dutchmen by Wagner and Mozart's The Magic Flute. Wagner is the guy whose operas started that stereotype of some fat lady dressed as a Viking with horns on her helmet.
The whole storyline of Norma reminded me of the novel I'm currently reading, which is a novelization of the Sagas of medieval Iceland. I put the book on hold at the library just knowing that it was about medieval Iceland, and I've been pleasantly surprised. There's lots of intrigue, which keeps my brain working while I read it.
The only sour note is that I made the mistake of putting Jarrod's face to one of the first characters you're introduced to, so when terrible things happen to that character, I get angry or upset, more than I would have otherwise.
The book is also tempting me to create an Icelandic SCA persona. The women's clothing is boring but really easy to sew!
When I was at Acorn War, I was poking through a booth and saw Norse-style clothing. I asked the woman at the booth, "Oh, is your persona Norse?" She smiled and said, "My husband and myself are 11th-century Icelandics."
"No way!" I said, "I lived in Iceland for a couple of years as a kid." Her eyes got huge, and the next thing I know, her and her husband are asking me questions and expressing deep envy. *lol* They were in the process of saving up to go themselves. I felt like a minor celebrity.
