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Subject: [Leica] IMG: High Priestess Costume from the Opera "Aida" - Douglas
From: philippe.amard at sfr.fr (Philippe)
Date: Mon, 8 Jun 2015 22:05:24 +0200
References: <5574F22C.30209@jayburleson.com> <9761C63B2A41450F84FFCBB0738BA00F@Family>

Me too, my Mum did - plus some Callas for good measure ;-)

We attended a perfomance of Aida in Verona (It) some time ago - impressive 
place and operatic machine(ry)

http://gallery.leica-users.org/d/321774-1/PSTCRD-+Ar__nes+de+V__rone-9517.jpg

And more impressive IMHO

http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Phileica/Italie+2012/Aidada-9543.jpg.html
(please click LARGE, and the trumpet shall sound (Haendel I know ;-)

Amities
Philippe


Le 8 juin 2015 ? 21:45, Douglas Barry <imra at iol.ie> a ?crit :

> Very atmospheric, Jay. Is that from the 1880 staging conducted by Verdi 
> himself? Interesting that they used crucifixes in the costume - cheaper 
> than pagan ones, I suppose.
> 
> I'll have to make the pilgrimage myself as I grew up to the sounds of my 
> father listening to Aida on the record player.
> 
> Douglas
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jay Burleson" <leica at 
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> Sent: Monday, June 08, 2015 2:38 AM
> Subject: [Leica] IMG: High Priestess Costume from the Opera "Aida"
> 
> 
>> Palais Garnier Opera House, Paris, Ile-de-France, France
>> Leica Monochrom, Elmarit-M 1:2.8/21 mm ASPH., iso 2000
>> 
>> High Priestess Costume from the Opera "Aida"
>> https://tinyurl.com/pylejgu
>> 
>> Please click on the photo to view it in a larger size.
>> 
>> Thanks for looking and all comments welcome!
>> 
>> Jay
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