Opera marathon 'coup' for Cardiff

[tjwmason]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/4801958.stm

Opera marathon 'coup' for Cardiff

The Wales Millennium Centre is claiming a coup in staging the UK's only performance of the 19-hour Ring Cycle.

Cardiff will host the former Kirov Opera Company's production of Wagner's epic over four nights in December.

Tickets for the four operas will range from £80 for limited standing positions to £750 'superseats' which include a champagne reception and VIP party.

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Anybody interested in a D.U. meet-up in Cardiff in December.....I'm definitely rather tempted.

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1. Ooooh...nice! I did the Ring Cycle a couple times at the Met

and I did it standing.

[tjwmason]

2. It must be quite impressive in one go.

Or over a short period of time.

I've stood for Parsifal and a Handel opera before - I think that I'd rather sit down though...lazy sod that I am.

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3. I did them all as successive Saturdays

I would love to experience the ring cycle in a four night blowout - I think that would have to very cool.

I would like for an opera house to even do it in a day once, start in the morning and play straight through (with intermissions, of course).

[tjwmason]

4. That's being done on the radio.

It's a recording from some time ago - but B.B.C. Radio 3 is going to play the whole cycle on Easter Monday.

It would definitely be a mind-blowing experience to see that live (and for the singers too I would imagine).

[FuzzySlippers]

5. Sign me up for one of them SRO positions.

I always wanted to stand up for 19 hours of caterwauling.