The concert at St Leonard's Church in Stroud was yesterday! Together with Kezia Bienek and Alex Garziglia, we performed a variety of Italian songs (Rossini, Verdi and Puccini) and arias (Mozart, Puccini), together with German songs and Operatic duets. Oh! And Carmen's Seguidilla! The concert was absolutely fun and after Emma Watkinson had to cancel her performance of Voi che sapete, (from Le Nozze di Figaro), the one who writes this lines jumped out of the piano stool, and accompanied by Alex Garziglia, sang the aria in front of a very warm audience.
Obviously this is now a very special memory of the concert for me, but apart from this anecdotal circumstance, highlights for me were the Verdi and Puccini songs performed with Kezia, and Strauss' Morgen played with Alex. I can't really articulate with words the feeling you get when you are thoroughly connected with a singer through the performance of a song, but the sensation is so full and rich when it happens! Absolutely wonderful!
It was a pity to end the night with massively delayed trains back to London... But things happen- as my best friend always reminds me. And despite really really late, I went to bed with a broad smile on my face! To the music!
M.
Obviously this is now a very special memory of the concert for me, but apart from this anecdotal circumstance, highlights for me were the Verdi and Puccini songs performed with Kezia, and Strauss' Morgen played with Alex. I can't really articulate with words the feeling you get when you are thoroughly connected with a singer through the performance of a song, but the sensation is so full and rich when it happens! Absolutely wonderful!
It was a pity to end the night with massively delayed trains back to London... But things happen- as my best friend always reminds me. And despite really really late, I went to bed with a broad smile on my face! To the music!
M.
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