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Opera Company of Philadelphia "Flash Brindisi" at Reading Terminal Market (April 24, 2010)

On Saturday, April 24th, the Opera Company of Philadelphia teamed up with the Reading Terminal Market Italian Festival for a large-scale "Flash Opera" event! Over 30 members of the Opera Company of Philadelphia Chorus and principal cast members of LA TRAVIATA performed the famed "Brindisi" in the aisles of Reading Terminal Market, entertaining hundreds of Philadelphians, and proving that the perfect accompaniment for all things Italian is a little Verdi! The Opera Company sincerely thanks members of the Opera Company of Philadelphia Chorus and cast for generously volunteering their time and talents... BRAVI TUTTI!! LA TRAVIATA runs from May 7 - 16 at the Academy of Music. For tickets/info: 215-893-1018 or operaphila.org

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So wonderful ! I ... ( 2 months ago by donde2k)

So wonderful ! I wish LA Opera would do this :)

Somebody should do ... ( 2 months ago by theTerranEmpire3)

Somebody should do Franz Lehar.

What a wonderful ... ( 2 months ago by Grisbi6)

What a wonderful experience for those shoppers at the Reading Terminal Market (and for us on line, too). But my question is, why would you bring your camera to a retail shopping mart?

Those weren't cell ... ( 2 months ago by Grisbi6)

Those weren't cell phones I saw....they were digital cameras.

3:26 = Older lady ... ( 2 months ago by exp9r)

3:26 = Older lady pumping the air!

bellisima! ( 2 months ago by modelleg)

bellisima!

While the ... ( 2 months ago by Nilla6)

While the awesomeness of it all warms my hearts, the sight of people looking annoyed or even stopping their ears while the goddamn Traviata is being performed right in front of them makes me want to fund nuclear weapons research.

@Nilla6 Steady! ... ( 2 months ago by carrotjuse)

@Nilla6 Steady! Americans have little taste for classical music, much less opera, never have been exposed to it. It's simply a matter of ignorance. If there were more arts programs in public schools, children would be familiar with classical music, but there's a whole class of people who are hostile to arts programs. Funding instruments of war are considered more important.

What a beautiful ... ( 1 month ago by restrial)

What a beautiful organization! Smiling people!!

@carrotjuse It's ... ( 1 month ago by Nilla6)

@carrotjuse It's funny you'd say that because while there are a few people who seem annoyed or bored, a majority looks genuinely excited and happy. And I thought to myself "well see, we (french in my case, but europeans in general) mock Americans for their (supposed) lack of culture and whatnot, but you don't see flash operas in France!" I deplore that classical music is too often restricted to stuffy, pompous rooms and people, and I can only admire taking opera to the streets.

@Nilla6 Flash ... ( 1 month ago by carrotjuse)

@Nilla6 Flash opera is a way to present opera to a public who may be unfamiliar with it, and to encourage the public to buy tickets and attend. You dont see it in Europe because it's not considered necessary. Europeans support opera through state subsidies as well as ticket sales. Most people there are familiar with arias from popular operas and attend opera regularly. Most people here wouldnt know the Brindisi from the Habanero and consider opera as elitist and old-fashioned.

Mr Pozner, I'd say ... ( 1 month ago by DannyEastVillage)

Mr Pozner, I'd say you don't know enough about contemporary European music.

Mr Pozner.... ... ( 1 month ago by sidpook)

Mr Pozner....Americans also don;t understand pissing in the street and writing graffiti all over monuments and beautiful spaces. So, I guess that makes me glad to be in Amercan. I've lived in Europe , Africa and America and they all have pluses, but I have to say, America is a great place and we Americans understand a lot more than most people think.

I've spent time in ... ( 1 month ago by detroyes2)

I've spent time in Europe, and I can say without hesitation that there are probably almost as many people in Europe who can't stand classical music as there are in the US. Especially among younger people. It is NOT a US-only phenomena.

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@sidpook Don't you ... ( 1 month ago by SteinbrecherBack)

@sidpook Don't you NORMAL Americans realise that it's not because of YOU that many people think all Americans are idiots? It's because of this radical right-wing sorta-minority that is allowed to rule your country and dominate your country's image outside the US. I mean, for Obama it has to be normal by now to be called a nazi and an Islamist. In Germany, everyone making such statements, on TV or wherever, would be put in jail for hate speech, defamation and incitement of the people.

@detroyes2 Is that ... ( 1 month ago by SteinbrecherBack)

@detroyes2 Is that really noteworthy? Young people tend not to like classical music. That should be a given. I'm 22, I am part of the minority who thinks classical music is nice to hear, still, I hear maybe one record, song, whatever ever couple of months... that's normal. No matter where you are (from). Also, if I may: The singular of phenomena is phenomenon. ;)

@SteinbrecherBack I ... ( 1 month ago by detroyes2)

@SteinbrecherBack I don't think so. I was just commenting on the tenure of the conversation previously, which seemed to suggest that Americans were singular in a disike of classical music. It has been my experience that this is hardly the case.
Incidentaly, on the other end of the spectrum, I've found that the Japanese and Chinese have a greater respect for classical music than even many Europeans.
Thanks for correcting the typo.

all brilliant ( 4 weeks ago by ivysarab)

all brilliant

Anyway, this video ... ( 4 weeks ago by alwyn73)

Anyway, this video is not there to argue whose continent has better musical culture. Music is different on the different continents, and that's not so bad. We get richer listening to it. Just enjoy the smile on these people's faces and ours when they/we listen to this 'flash opera".

My FAV flash mob ... ( 3 weeks ago by huhhhhh15)

My FAV flash mob vid

I'm American, I am ... ( 2 weeks ago by melloyellophone)

I'm American, I am young, and I fall into whatever other demographic you please. That doesn't mean that I can't like both Bellini and Rammstein if I want to. That means that I value diversity, which is how the United States should present itself. Instead, our people are nationalist and politically apathetic simultaneously. Oh, and classical music is half-deceased in every country, it's just much better funded and more often studied in Europe.

This was SO GREAT!! ... ( 5 days ago by jdobypr)

This was SO GREAT!!!