Boston Lyric Opera
Haydn 104 and Beethoven 9
Handel and Haydn Society, Masaaki Suzuki conducting
- Symphony No. 104 in D Major by Joseph Haydn
- Symphony No. 9 in D Minor by Ludwig van Beethoven
Angels in America: Perestroika
Ásgeir
Ásgeir Trausti performing at the Sinclair.
Back after an absence
Moving hosts a couple of times, other interests, Facebook, yadda yadda. Pondering some changes to my online life, including perhaps a return to documenting things here.
Because of the hosting moves, all previous images are broken until/unless I fix them manually. Some of the structure may be disordered as well until I select a theme.
NESOP links
Fun and handy DSLR simulator
This is a very cool way to see the effects of aperture, shutter speed, ISO, distance from subject, and focal length!
A Boy Is Born
The Tallis Scholars, Boston Early Music Festival, St Paul’s Church, Cambridge. December 12, 2015.
Music by John Sheppard, Thomas Tallis, and Arvo Pärt. The Seven Antiphons were bracing. The singers’ voices were crystalline, and the venue seemed to vibrate with the sound.
Handel’s Messiah with period instruments, countertenor
Boston Baroque, Jordan Hall. December 11, 2015
I decided to attend this performance because there was a single seat available in the center of the first row, and because the alto soloist was a countertenor. Both turned out to be great reasons!
The soloists were Jeanine De Bique, soprano; Christopher Lowrey, countertenor; Thomas Cooley, tenor; and Dashon Burton, bass-baritone. Both Lowrey and Burton were magnificent. Lowrey’s ornamentation was especially fluid.
Handel’s Acis and Galatea
Boston Early Music Festival, Jordan Hall. November 28, 2015.
I was interested in seeing Douglas Williams again, and I enjoyed him in the role of Alexander Pope/Polyphemus. The standout for me was Mark Williams (John Gay/Coridon) singing “Would you gain the tender Creature.”
The poor harpsichordist spent most of the interval retuning.
