opera stream alert!
what: rossini's 1828 comedy/farce "le comte ory", at the glyndebourne festival in 1997
when: saturday 25 april, 21:00 EEST/18:00 UTC (check your local time)
where: kosmi
language: french with english subs
duration: 2h 20min
cast: Marc Laho, Annick Massis, Diana Montague, Ludovic Tézier, Jane Shaulis, Julien Robbins. Conducted by Andrew Davis, directed by Jerome Savary.
plot:
the music is the real highlight, not the story, but the gist is this:
notorious libertine and spoiled brat Count Ory wants to seduce the hopelessly depressed Countess Adèle
figures that the best way to do this is to first give her therapy to awaken her repressed sexuality, and then dress up as a woman to awaken her repressed bisexuality
in true Rossini fashion, there is a thunderstorm and everyone is really scared
in true Rossini fashion, half the music was borrowed from one of his own earlier operas
very low/nonexistent bar to watch this stream! you don't need a kosmi account, and you can ofc join or leave the stream at any time. (the plot is very simple and vibes-based, so you can miss plot points without being terribly lost later!)
