[Leica] IMG: Opera "Aida" - PETER

[Philippe]

It was a bit early in the program, and they were still unpacking their trunks …

;-)

Amities.

Philippe

Le 9 juin 2015 à 02:40, Peter Klein <boulanger.croissant at gmail.com> a écrit :

> Wow, Phillipe, that must have been an amazing production. It certainly is
> an amazing photo.
> (But where are the elephants?  I WANT ELEPHANTS!!)   :-)
> 
> --Peter
> 
> On Mon, Jun 8, 2015 at 1:05 PM, Philippe <philippe.amard at sfr.fr> wrote:
> 
>> 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 à 21:45, Douglas Barry <imra at iol.ie> a écrit :
>> 
>>> 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
>>>> 
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