Klarinet Archive - Posting 001315.txt from 2000/05

From: fsheim@-----.com
Subj: Re: [kl] Beethoven 9th
Date: Tue, 30 May 2000 21:45:00 -0400

I believe I have seen it where the chorus is sitting throughout, and then
stands when it is time.

Fred (fsheim@-----.com)

At 06:35 PM 5/30/00 -0700, you wrote:
> This isn't a clarinet question, but I'm curious and somebody here
>probably knows the answer......
>
> When Beethoven's 9th is performed, do the chorus and vocal soloists
>have to stand on stage through the entire symphony, or do they parade
>onto the stage just before they sing, or do they assemble behind a
>curtain which is raised at the appropriate moment to reveal the singers
>and thereby avoid a commotion-making parade?
>
>
>Thanks,
> Bill
>
>
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