We are traveling the West for convention, fun and culture, of course. Health, not so much--a nasty cold that would not go away finally sent me to the emergency room (St Mary's Hospital, Phoenix, AZ and very mice) and has slowed down my finishing a number of chores. All of the days I had plenty of time to get them done, I slept.
On a more cheerful note we went to Central City Opera for the first time. Central City is high (literally--8,000 feet) in the Colorado Rocky Mountains. On the way we detoured through Big Thompson Canyon and Estes Park, a nice touristy town unrecognizable from our last visit twenty years ago. The canyon is a spectacular drive.
Handel's Amadigi di Gaula is a trivial opera with a ridiculous plot and lovely music performed by a stellar cast. Melissa, the evil sorceress, is in love with Amadigi who loves Oriana. Dardano, Amadigi's best friend also loves Oriana. Endless complications until Orgando, a sort of good god, enters ten minutes (or less) before the end and sets everything right. Lots of melancholy singing but this was before dissonance was popular so it is still beautiful.
Coming out of the opera, we learned that all the water in Central City was off due to recent storms. We saw them draining reddish water from a hydrant on the way out of town. Meanwhile the highway was not moving so we took side roads back to Denver getting another beautiful drive.
On a more cheerful note we went to Central City Opera for the first time. Central City is high (literally--8,000 feet) in the Colorado Rocky Mountains. On the way we detoured through Big Thompson Canyon and Estes Park, a nice touristy town unrecognizable from our last visit twenty years ago. The canyon is a spectacular drive.
Handel's Amadigi di Gaula is a trivial opera with a ridiculous plot and lovely music performed by a stellar cast. Melissa, the evil sorceress, is in love with Amadigi who loves Oriana. Dardano, Amadigi's best friend also loves Oriana. Endless complications until Orgando, a sort of good god, enters ten minutes (or less) before the end and sets everything right. Lots of melancholy singing but this was before dissonance was popular so it is still beautiful.
Coming out of the opera, we learned that all the water in Central City was off due to recent storms. We saw them draining reddish water from a hydrant on the way out of town. Meanwhile the highway was not moving so we took side roads back to Denver getting another beautiful drive.
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