[lit-ideas] Re: Of Alfred and Other Masques
- From: Judith Evans <judithevans001@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 14 Sep 2010 16:54:00 +0000 (GMT)
> My point was that apparently in the original Masque, the
> thing was sung by
> Alfred (the tenor), but I'm not sure about it. So it's not
> Britannia
> herself that sings.
oh sorry, JL. It isn't Britannia who sings, indeed. And
yes it should be 'rule' not 'rules'.
> All the Prom perfomers cited by the wiki are female,
> though.
I must look for that, meanwhile, as you say, Thomas Hampson
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FoHgSLp19YE
and Bryn Terfel
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-jTgnEHtg2E&feature=watch_response
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qR_bJFpilu8
> In my other post, I noted who the singers in the original
> masque were --
> and it is THEM (as recorded by the Baroque revival groups)
> that would give us
> a painting of the way Arne MEANT the thing to be
> sung, I expect.
yes, these days it's one of the modern arrangements, always
Judy Evans, Cardiff
--- On Tue, 14/9/10, Jlsperanza@xxxxxxx <Jlsperanza@xxxxxxx> wrote:
> From: Jlsperanza@xxxxxxx <Jlsperanza@xxxxxxx>
> Subject: [lit-ideas] Re: Of Alfred and Other Masques
> To: lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Date: Tuesday, 14 September, 2010, 17:14
>
>
> In a message dated 9/14/2010 8:09:24 A.M., judithevans001@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>
> writes:
> It isn't sacrosanct, though.
>
> ----
>
> It is a GOOD tradition. For one, to make use of that
> imposing (it does
> impose itself) building off Kensington Park!
>
> ----
>
> The wiki reads the following about the "Rule Britannia",
> and thanks to
> Judy for sharing the R. Fleming (a favourite with the New
> York Metropolitan
> Opera House) as "Britannia".
>
> My point was that apparently in the original Masque, the
> thing was sung by
> Alfred (the tenor), but I'm not sure about it. So it's not
> Britannia
> herself that sings.
>
> My favourite impersonation of Britannia comes from "The
> Entertainer", film
> with Laurence Olivier. From what I recall, there is a bit
> of "Britannia"
> also in Bob Hoskins, "Mrs. Henderson Presents" (also
> Judi Dench) -- a film
> about a little theatre in the Soho, London -- and the
> need to have those
> 'immobile' acts, I think they were called. A nude was
> accepted provided she
> didn't move. And one of the ladies plays Britannia.
>
> ----
>
> All the Prom perfomers cited by the wiki are female,
> though. I enjoyed the
> way the woman (la Sills) is totally deafened (if that's the
> word) by the
> crowds, which are pretty tidy musically speaking
> though. After the uproar of
> the chorus, they all go VERY SILENT for Beverly Sills
> to go through the
> LONG verses.
>
> The melody, for me, is best, at those VERSES rather than
> chorus. Which
> reminds me of a nice film that Yost may be or should be
> familiar with. I was
> able to get it on Video, since it's not available on DVD.
> It's Dennis
> Potter's "Dreamchild": a tribute to Alice Hargreaves
> (Carroll's "Alice") as she
> arrives in Columbia University for a celebration. The
> strains of Rule
> Britannia are played so wonderfully. And then the
> chorus magically turns to a
> song-rendition of "Will you join the dance?". It's SO
> MOVING!
>
> (Corale Browne plays Alice at 80 years old, and during this
> ceremony, full
> of regalia, she recalls the calmer days of those summers on
> the Isis, in
> Oxford, when Carroll would tell her the stories of
> the Mock Turtle, and
> stuff).
>
> Speranza-----Bordighera
>
> ps. The singers at the prom have been BOTH female and
> male:
>
> ""Rule, Britannia!" (in an orchestral arrangement by Sir
> Malcolm Sargent)
> is traditionally performed at the BBC's Last Night of the
> Proms, normally
> with a guest soloist (past performers have included
> Jane Eaglen, Bryn Terfel,
> Thomas Hampson and Felicity Lott)."
>
> and they include that formidable Welshman: Terfel!
>
> In my other post, I noted who the singers in the original
> masque were --
> and it is THEM (as recorded by the Baroque revival groups)
> that would give us
> a painting of the way Arne MEANT the thing to be
> sung, I expect.
>
>
>
>
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