After a few years' hiatus, Opera for the masses is on once again! This is really exciting because I do love opera, and I do have my favourite pieces that I hum along whenever I hear it being played. So, an open air opera at Federation Square, with the singers and a live orchestra performing crowd favourites from Carmen, Lakme and Turandot was perfect. Thank you, sponsor BMW and Opera Australia for a wonderful free public performance!
Getting a good, uninterrupted view of the stage or even the big screen was non existent but thank goodness there was some sort of social distancing at least so we were not sitting bum to bum with strangers.
The setup is not as good as Sidney Myer Music Bowl because the stage was smaller, there is only one big screen tv for those who cannot see the stage, and acoustics are lacking. Some sort of program on screen or paper letting us know what the lineup will be would have been nice too. But it is a free public performance and the singers and orchestra musicians were amazing! It was a lovely way to spend a weekend afternoon.
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