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Pittsburgh Opera--Ormindo

7:47 am, Wednesday

This past Friday a group of us choristers obtained tickets to Ormindo, an opera infrequently performed and recorded. The lead character Ormindo was played by Mr. Arthur Espiritu. Espiritu is a talented Filipino-American tenor who is in residence at the Pittsburgh Opera.

It was delightful that so many of us choristers could attend the performance of Ormindo. We truly enjoyed it, and were delighted by the lilting pace of the story in the first act, and enchanted by the operatic antics in the second act. The chamber-music-like accompaniment was unique in an opera.

This was certainly a rare opportunity to enjoy this particular opera.

We headed to Dawes on Ninth after the show to enjoy appetizers and drinks, and some of us to enjoy dancing with a friend of the barkeep.

Labels: friends, opera, singing

posted by Grace @ 2/28/2007 07:45:00 AM