Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2015/06/08

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Subject: [Leica] IMG: High Priestess Costume from the Opera "Aida"
From: leica at jayburleson.com (Jay Burleson)
Date: Mon, 08 Jun 2015 13:46:47 -0700
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Douglas, it is from a current production starting this month.
Apparently this version of Aida is heavily modernized and has some 
scathing criticism already, including critics leaving halfway through.

Jay

On 6/8/2015 12:45 PM, Douglas Barry wrote:
> 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 
> jayburleson.com>
> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org>
> 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


Replies: Reply from boulanger.croissant at gmail.com (Peter Klein) ([Leica] IMG: High Priestess Costume from the Opera "Aida")
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