Klarinet Archive - Posting 000033.txt from 2007/05

From: Simon Aldrich <simonaldrich@-----.ca>
Subj: [kl] Re: Carmina Burana
Date: Sun, 06 May 2007 11:10:30 -0400

I did a North American tour with my orchestra for the production =20
company Monumental Opera.
They have been staging Carmina Burana for years now.
It is an elaborate, gothic, "Lord of the Rings" type of staging, =20
complete with fire-breathing ogres, ulcered fiends, nude nymphs, =20
revolting trolls, monster trucks and cauldrons of burning oil (under =20
which the clarinets were positioned).
The shows had to be done in big arenas (Washington's MCI Center, =20
Montreal's Bell Centre, Chicago's United Center, etc.).

Carmina is a good piece to do on a tour like that because it is easy =20
enough to play sleep-deprived.
Plus the rock-opera electricity in the air gives you the adrenalin =20
boost you need for the hour-long show.
You can get an idea of the staging by viewing a videoclip here:
http://www.carmina-burana.com/html/english/en_video/envideo.php

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Simon Aldrich simonaldrich@-----.ca

Clarinet Faculty - McGill University
Principal Clarinet - Orchestre M=E9tropolitain de Montr=E9al
Principal Clarinet - Orchestre de l'Op=E9ra de Montr=E9al
Clarinet - Nouvel Ensemble Moderne=

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