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Recits, dialogue and conversations form the threads which hold an opera together - without them the arias, duets and ensembles would be just disconnected “bleeding chunks” !!! Relationships are formed, developed and sometimes destroyed during these connections. The story is moved on, characters developed, plot shifts introduced. Introductions to arias are also connective tissue, (not just a chance for the orchestra to show off!!! ) Consider the Countess’s first entrance in Figaro..... during the long introduction to Porgi Amor, we as an audience must learn so much about this lady; her status, her state of mind, her sadness.
A full house of singers attended our first weekend workshop
Members in attendance were Sally Burgess, Jacquie Crago, Kate Flowers, Stephen Higgins, Harry Nicoll and Paul Nilon
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