Gain a new understanding of Opera
Iain Scott will analyse these famous scenes, look at different productions and directors’ versions while delighting you with special singers.
At The Cafe Momus in La Boheme
The ensemble scene at the Cafe Momus from La Boheme demonstrates what opera can do that no other art form can: presenting many different characters singing their own differing thoughts simultaneously and in beautiful, powerful harmony.
As the music builds to a climax, the ensemble soars into a stunning conclusion, expressing everybody’s different feelings in perfect harmony.
In the series:
Mon. Nov. 28: Death of Dido – Dido & Aeneas & Les Troyens
Mon. Dec. 5: Brunnhilde’s “Immolation Scene” in Gotterdammerung
Mon. Dec. 12: At The Cafe Momus in La Boheme
Gain a new understanding of Opera
Iain Scott will analyse these famous scenes, look at different productions and directors’ versions while delighting you with special singers.
At The Cafe Momus in La Boheme
The ensemble scene at the Cafe Momus from La Boheme demonstrates what opera can do that no other art form can: presenting many different characters singing their own differing thoughts simultaneously and in beautiful, powerful harmony.
As the music builds to a climax, the ensemble soars into a stunning conclusion, expressing everybody’s different feelings in perfect harmony.
In the series:
Sun. Nov. 27: Death of Dido – Dido & Aeneas & Les Troyens
Sun. Dec. 4: Brunnhilde’s “Immolation Scene” in Gotterdammerung
Sun. Dec. 11: At The Cafe Momus in La Boheme
Gain a new understanding of Opera
Iain Scott will analyse these famous scenes, look at different productions and directors’ versions while delighting you with special singers.
Brunnhilde’s “Immolation Scene” in Gotterdammerung
The final scene of Wagner’s Götterdämmerung is known as Brünnhilde’s Immolation Scene and it is one of Wagner’s greatest achievements. Having seen Siegfried killed, Brünnhilde orders a funeral pyre to be made by the Rhine river, so that she can take her own life in it. Carrying the ring, she tells the Rhinemaidens to claim it from her once the fire has removed its curse. Brünnhilde rides her horse into the flames, Valhalla and the Gods are consumed by fire, and the ring’s gold is returned to the river.
In the series:
Mon. Nov. 28: Death of Dido – Dido & Aeneas & Les Troyens
Mon. Dec. 5: Brunnhilde’s “Immolation Scene” in Gotterdammerung
Mon. Dec. 12: At The Cafe Momus in La Boheme
Gain a new understanding of Opera
Iain Scott will analyse these famous scenes, look at different productions and directors’ versions while delighting you with special singers.
Brunnhilde’s “Immolation Scene” in Gotterdammerung
The final scene of Wagner’s Götterdämmerung is known as Brünnhilde’s Immolation Scene and it is one of Wagner’s greatest achievements. Having seen Siegfried killed, Brünnhilde orders a funeral pyre to be made by the Rhine river, so that she can take her own life in it. Carrying the ring, she tells the Rhinemaidens to claim it from her once the fire has removed its curse. Brünnhilde rides her horse into the flames, Valhalla and the Gods are consumed by fire, and the ring’s gold is returned to the river.
In the series:
Sun. Nov. 27: Death of Dido – Dido & Aeneas & Les Troyens
Sun. Dec. 4: Brunnhilde’s “Immolation Scene” in Gotterdammerung
Sun. Dec. 11: At The Cafe Momus in La Boheme
Gain a new understanding of Opera
Iain Scott will analyse these famous scenes, look at different productions and directors’ versions while delighting you with special singers.
Death of Dido – Dido & Aeneas & Les Troyens
In the series:
Mon. Nov. 28: Death of Dido – Dido & Aeneas & Les Troyens
Mon. Dec. 5: Brunnhilde’s “Immolation Scene” in Gotterdammerung
Mon. Dec. 12: At The Cafe Momus in La Boheme
Gain a new understanding of Opera
Iain Scott will analyse these famous scenes, look at different productions and directors’ versions while delighting you with special singers.
Death of Dido – Dido & Aeneas & Les Troyens
Dido, the Queen of Carthage, in her frenzied grief, has built a pyre upon which to burn Aeneas’ belongings as well as the bed that they shared. When she sees the Trojan ships sailing away, she flings herself on the bed and stabs herself with Aeneas’ sword.
In the series:
Sun. Nov. 27: Death of Dido – Dido & Aeneas & Les Troyens
Sun. Dec. 4: Brunnhilde’s “Immolation Scene” in Gotterdammerung
Sun. Dec. 11: At The Cafe Momus in La Boheme
Gain a new understanding of Opera
Iain Scott will analyse these famous scenes, look at different productions and directors’ versions while delighting you with special singers.
The Stone Guest from Don Giovanni
The Stone Guest is a poetic drama by Alexander Pushkin based on the Spanish legend of Don Juan, spelled Don Guan by Pushkin.
In the series:
Mon. Nov. 7: The Bull Fight Scene from Carmen
Mon. Nov. 14: The Stone Guest from Don Giovanni
Mon. Nov. 21: Tatiana’s Letter Scene from Eugene Onegin
Gain a new understanding of Opera
Iain Scott will analyse these famous scenes, look at different productions and directors’ versions while delighting you with special singers.
The Stone Guest from Don Giovanni
The Stone Guest is a poetic drama by Alexander Pushkin based on the Spanish legend of Don Juan, spelled Don Guan by Pushkin.
In the series:
Sun. Nov. 6: The Bullfight Scene from Carmen
Sun. Nov. 13: The Stone Guest from Don Giovanni
Sun. Nov. 20: Tatiana’s Letter Scene from Eugene Onegin
Gain a new understanding of Opera
Iain Scott will analyse these famous scenes, look at different productions and directors’ versions while delighting you with special singers.
The Bullfight Scene from Carmen
In the final stage of a bullfight – when matador and bull face each other alone in the ring – their interactions resemble a dance. So, the dancing in Carmen is reminiscent of the dangerous dance between bull and matador. (Fate, too, plays a part in the opera and in the bullring. Carmen, like the bull, must be sacrificed.)
In the series:
Mon. Nov. 7: The Bullfight Scene from Carmen
Mon. Nov. 14: The Stone Guest from Don Giovanni
Mon. Nov. 21: Tatiana’s Letter Scene from Eugene Onegin
Gain a new understanding of Opera
Iain Scott will analyse these famous scenes, look at different productions and directors’ versions while delighting you with special singers.
The Bullfight Scene from Carmen
In the final stage of a bullfight – when matador and bull face each other alone in the ring – their interactions resemble a dance. So, the dancing in Carmen is reminiscent of the dangerous dance between bull and matador. (Fate, too, plays a part in the opera and in the bullring. Carmen, like the bull, must be sacrificed.)
In the series:
Sun Nov 6: The Bullfight Scene from Carmen
Sun Nov 13: The Stone Guest from Don Giovanni
Sun Nov 20: Tatiana’s Letter Scene from Eugene Onegin
