It is great to see the Thames Tunnel shaft being put to good cultural use again. This time it's the Pop-up Opera’s Le Docteur Miracle, which will be performed on 26th and 27th April at 7.30pm.
Pop-up are touring the country with this retelling of Bizet’s comic operetta. Aged eighteen, Bizet won a competition organised by Offenbach to write an operetta. It was to be based on a libretto which was a French adaptation of Sheridan’s St Patrick’s Day. The result was Le Doctor Miracle. This charming, lively, fizzing piece contains echoes of Rossini and gives us a foretaste of Bizet’s most famous opera Carmen, extracts of which will be served up as a delicious musical dessert, perfectly complimenting the French bistro feel.
Pop-up are touring the country with this retelling of Bizet’s comic operetta. Aged eighteen, Bizet won a competition organised by Offenbach to write an operetta. It was to be based on a libretto which was a French adaptation of Sheridan’s St Patrick’s Day. The result was Le Doctor Miracle. This charming, lively, fizzing piece contains echoes of Rossini and gives us a foretaste of Bizet’s most famous opera Carmen, extracts of which will be served up as a delicious musical dessert, perfectly complimenting the French bistro feel.
It looks like a lot of fun.
See more details on the Brunel Museum website:
http://www.brunel-museum.org.uk/events/music/pop-up-opera/
http://www.brunel-museum.org.uk/events/music/pop-up-opera/
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