In a message dated 8/25/2007 10:20:17 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
hearing Henry Purcels "King Arthur" ************ I love Purcell! His religious music is...well...divine. His operas, but for "Dido & Aeneas", are strange affairs, being more like masques, sometimes meant to be played between the acts of a play. Like "The Fairy Queen", whose 5 acts were meant to be inserted between the 5 acts of "A Midsummer Night's Dream". Consequently, they seem to be a string of almost unrelated scenes. But there is much great music and hummable ditties in the masques. "King Arthur" falls somewhere between "Dido" and "Fairy Queen". Of course for 1780's his music is old fashion. His output is "Restoration" and he died in 1695. Of course I'd love to see your take on a 1690's outfit. You'll have to have a full bottomed wig made! And I'm so glad you like "Jefferson in Paris". I believe I recommended it to you when you were making your gown a la anglais a while back. I love it, but I seem to be in the minority on that score. If you want a great film full of full bottomed wigs, try "The Draughtsman's Contract".... another one of my faves! It's deliciously evil! ************************************** Get a sneak peek of the all-new AOL at http://discover.aol.com/memed/aolcom30tour _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list [email protected] http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
