Last week after work I walked over to the open space outside Norwich's newest shopping centre, Chapelfield, where a live relay of Bizet's Carmen, from the Royal Opera House in Covent Garden, was about to be shown on the big screen.
People going to the free event had been advised to bring their own folding chairs, as only 80 were going to be provided. As it turned out, the cold and rain kept numbers down - or was it that Norvicensians are an uncultured lot? There were plenty of chairs available, but most people, understandably, were sheltering from the rain along one side of the open space.
It was a bit like watching television, but wetter and colder. And with poorer sound. Perhaps if the place had been packed there might have been a better atmosphere, but I left after the first act. I hadn't planned to stay that long, and my stomach was protesting about the lack of food. If I had been better prepared (with food, drink and warm clothes) I would have stayed to the end as it was very good.
Some of the Norwich "crowd" clapped along with the Opera House audience - but that just seemed weird.
1 comment:
Nice idea - sham about the weather though!
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