Handel's "Almira" at the Boston Early Music Festival
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I saw this yesterday (Sunday) and it was fantastic. I am going to see it again on Friday, but ticket availability is low so please purchase asap. The $30 tickets are sold out ($30 student tix are still available afaik), but I would recommend getting a good seat for this opera anyway. It's long with superb visuals so a better seat would be a good investment imo.
It's going to end late, so I will be adding an RSVP question on whether you'd like to meet before and/or after the performance. I'm open to both.
details on the opera and on BEMF can be found here:
http://www.bemf.org/pages/fest/festOpera.htm
from link above:Fully staged operatic centerpiece of the June 2013 Festival!Written when Handel was only nineteen, Almira tells a story of intrigue and romance at the Court of Castile. The opera features a trio of love triangles as the newly crowned queen Almira and two princesses navigate the ever-shifting affections of a brave soldier, a loyal aide, and a mysterious foreign ambassador. These lovelorn characters must overcome misunderstandings, jealousies, duels, and dungeons on their way to a joyously happy ending.
A remarkable success when it was originally presented in Hamburg, the opera shows the early genius of Handel that would soon make him a star in Italy and London. DON’T MISS a rare opportunity to enjoy this dazzling parade of entertainment and delight combining German, Italian, and French influences in a crowd-pleasing spectacle of dance, comedy, and drama.
