Klarinet Archive - Posting 000034.txt from 2007/05

From: "dnleeson" <dnleeson@-----.net>
Subj: RE: [kl] Re: Carmina Burana
Date: Sun, 06 May 2007 11:41:32 -0400

Simon, I looked at the brief excerpt and can fully understand how
it would a knockout of a show.

Do you have any clips with the nude mymphs????? Now that's
staging I'd to see and comment on.

Dan Leeson
DNLeeson@-----.net

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From: Simon Aldrich [mailto:simonaldrich@-----.ca]
Sent: Sunday, May 06, 2007 7:11 AM
To: klarinet@-----.org
Subject: [kl] Re: Carmina Burana

I did a North American tour with my orchestra for the production
company Monumental Opera.
They have been staging Carmina Burana for years now.
It is an elaborate, gothic, "Lord of the Rings" type of staging,
complete with fire-breathing ogres, ulcered fiends, nude nymphs,
revolting trolls, monster trucks and cauldrons of burning oil
(under
which the clarinets were positioned).
The shows had to be done in big arenas (Washington's MCI Center,
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
enough to play sleep-deprived.
Plus the rock-opera electricity in the air gives you the
adrenalin
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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