Opera Company of Philadelphia "Flash Brindisi" at Reading Terminal Market

YouTube ^ | April 26, 2010 | Operaphila

[La Lydia]

On Saturday, April 24th, the Opera Company of Philadelphia teamed up with the Reading Terminal Market Italian Festival for a large-scale "Flash Opera" event! Over 30 members of the Opera Company of Philadelphia Chorus and principal cast members of LA TRAVIATA performed the famed "Brindisi" in the aisles of Reading Terminal Market, entertaining hundreds of Philadelphians, and proving that the perfect accompaniment for all things Italian is a little Verdi! The Opera Company sincerely thanks members of the Opera Company of Philadelphia Chorus and cast for generously volunteering their time and talents... BRAVI TUTTI!!... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_zmwRitYO3w

[afraidfortherepublic]

I want to go live in Spain. That was lovely.

[afraidfortherepublic]

THe Rice Krispies commercial is hilarious. I’ve never seen it before. Thanks.

[STONEWALLS]

...thanks Dr.Sivana...that was great!

[PapaBear3625]

Of course you are right, and it is a matter of semantics. But I am old school and, to me, Les Mis and Phantom of the Opera are not opera, they are Broadway musicals. It’s a fine line. Of course, I can’t stand Alban Berg, and don’t think his work is opera, either. Strict upbringing, I guess.

I understand your viewpoint. I generally distinguish between musical and opera by whether or not there is significant spoken dialogue. To me, musicals have mostly spoken dialogue with some musical numbers tossed in (eg, Sound of Music), while opera is predominantly sung.

[TurkeyLurkey]

I just loved this! Thanks for posting it.

[La Lydia]

:)

[1rudeboy]

Heck I might as well throw this in here:

Claymation Traviata.

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[left that other site]

I do this all the time! LOL!

No seriously. I sing along with the music in the store, which is OK, but I’ve had 15 YEARS of Vocal training and a 4 octave voice.

Sometimes people join in, sometimes they don’t. LOL.

[randita]

These are really neat.

This is one of the ones that got the whole thing started:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7EYAUazLI9k

[keepitreal]

That has me grinning from ear to ear. The world needs more of spontaneous breaking out into song and dance.

[STONEWALLS]

...Cute!...thanks Randita.