Re: Review of Valentin's Opera

[Nicolas Sceaux]

Le 1 avr. 09 à 19:55, Jonathan Kulp a écrit :

> Kieren MacMillan wrote:
> > Hello, all!
> > > LilyPond scores are used for real, serious stuff.
> > This gets me to thinking... the website should have a section  
> > listing recent productions & performances which used Lilypond scores!
> > What does everyone think?
>
> Genius idea.  Nicolas, are they using your engraving for Armide?

Yes they are. I had no feedback on the score (typos, layout  
problems...),
nor from the Swedish ensemble that used it two years ago, so I don't  
know
what the score is really worth, but it seems to serve them well.

> Houston is about a four-hour drive from my house.  Maybe I'll go  
> over there for it. :)  Tickets will be expensive, though, if it's  
> the Houston Grand Opera. :(  Who's doing the production?


It's in the Cullen Theatre of Wortham Center, the ensemble is called
Mercury Baroque: <http://www.mercurybaroque.org/02/02109.aspx>

Oh boy, I see what you meant about the price with Houston Grand Opera...
do people at least get Champagne and caviar for a 250$ seat?

nicolas