The place: A produce market in Valencia, Spain. The day: Just a day like any other. But then suddenly Verdi’s La traviata booms out over the speakers, and opera singers, initially masquerading as shopkeepers, take center stage. Stick with it until the end. The customer reaction is precious. We’ve added this one to our YouTube favorites. Thanks Charlie for the tip …
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Here in Zürich, Switzerland we have public live, televised opera performances from public places. It was great to walk pas a live performance at our main station on my way home then watch the rest on TV. They used the whole station to great effect, it was a very impressive production.
http://www.sf.tv/sendungen/latraviata/index.php
Thank you! That was absolutely amazing.
Fantastic!
The video is reminiscent of these three brilliant videos by ImprovEverywhere:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xRKfZ0mGLaY
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dkYZ6rbPU2M&feature=SeriesPlayList&p=9C5623622606791F
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WnY59mDJ1gg&feature=SeriesPlayList&p=9C5623622606791F
could this approach lead to the renewal classical music and opera so desperately need?
Great but I would have enjoyed it immensely more if I understood the words. Opera should be presented in the primary language used in the countries ist is performed in.
It was a nice gesture by the singers to do what they did, however.
I don’t like opera, but I love the way the singers emerge from stalls to perform, and how they engage with the audience, handing out wine, dancing. Utterly brilliant.More!