Well, it's going to be Siegfried Through the Harp Strings. I phoned the theatre and was offered a restricted view seat at the side of the stalls circle made even more restricted than usual by the presence of harps in the adjacent box. "I was told by someone who was told by someone else," said the very helpful box office chap, "that it's not too bad when they're playing but a bit worse when they're not - or perhaps it was the other way round". We worked out between us that it probably is indeed the latter, since a harp stands upright when it's silent and gets slanted over backwards when it's in use.
And because of the doubly restricted nature of the seat it was half-price: £30. By Covent Garden standards that's practically giving it away.
It's a pity if the rear stalls circle standing places have indeed been scrapped: I saw entire Rings and a lot more besides from there, in my youth.
Flosshilde: your puzzlement is explained by my habit of rewriting my messages after (sometimes just after) they're posted. As I've just done with this one, in fact. If the editing is carried out extremely quickly then the Last edited by... footnote doesn't get generated. Thanks for the sentiment as to my longevity; much appreciated.
Bert
And because of the doubly restricted nature of the seat it was half-price: £30. By Covent Garden standards that's practically giving it away.
It's a pity if the rear stalls circle standing places have indeed been scrapped: I saw entire Rings and a lot more besides from there, in my youth.
Flosshilde: your puzzlement is explained by my habit of rewriting my messages after (sometimes just after) they're posted. As I've just done with this one, in fact. If the editing is carried out extremely quickly then the Last edited by... footnote doesn't get generated. Thanks for the sentiment as to my longevity; much appreciated.
Bert
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