A night at he Opera

On Friday December 9, I’m going to play the trumpet (with the other Jubal trumpets) in an Opera concert of the local Opera Choir & Orchestra. This will be in our beautiful theatre Kunstmin.

Performing at the theatre is nothing new for us, since we produced two theatre productions wit the corps in 2001 and 2003/2004. But this upcoming performance is highly unusual. Not only don’t we ever play this kind of music, but playing with a choir is totally new to us as well.
We’re the main attraction in their rendition of Verdi’s AIDA (Finale II).

Opera is not really my thing, though I appreciate the music and concept. I did see a few performances however (Don Giovanni, Il Barbierie de Siviglia, La Bohème, Carmen, Faust, Rigoletto, Die Zauberflöte).

My favourite Opera? Haha,.. that would be a building and not a stage performance: The Opéra National de Paris (Opéra Garnier)! What a magnificent building! See my photoblog for a photo and description. The facade is spectacular, but once inside you’re stunned by the beautiful interior, the Grand staircase, the impressive auditorium, the amount of gold, the Chagall painting on the ceiling…

I saw a couple of ballet performances there, from one of the balconies. Seeing the Nederlands Danstheater on that stage was an absolute highlight!