The Nightingale

Preparing for her role as a

Story Teller

in

The Nightingale

This is the advertising write-up about the production:

The Nightingale, by Imant Raminsh, is an opera in which the children's chorus plays a primary role. Based on the Hans Christian Andersen fairytale, the story recounts the familiar tale of a Chinese emperor who fancies a mechanical nightingale over the real one, and comes to regret his choice. The composer observed that this classic tale “is one of the most appropriate stories for an opera – truly a parable for our time, with its celebration of the natural and real as opposed to the artificial and contrived, and in its recognition of the power, even over death, of song.” First performed in 2005, The Washington Post called that performance “... a thoroughly professional production in every respect.”

My Review:
performance ........wonderful

costumes........amazing

music/singing.......moving

lighting/sets.........beautiful

director..........superb

It took a small army of friends to help E get to all of her tech rehearsals and performances in DC while I was gone - much thanks.