By Cal
Available until: Sunday 15th November 2020
A week after the Royal Ballet returned to the stage with a
number of extracts, it was the turn of the Royal Opera.
None of the four works performed are strictly operas. Two
were cantatas (though very different in style), one was a song with orchestra
and the other is rather difficult to classify, but I would say it’s more like a
song cycle than anything else. The cantatas and the song cycle have characters
but are not usually staged. The song is usually sung in concert with an
orchestra and is not characterised at all.
