We're sitting in the opera house;
We're waiting for the curtain to arise
With wonders for our eyes;
We're feeling pretty gay,
[...]
A feeling of expectancy,
A certain kind of ecstasy,
Expectancy and ecstasy... Sh's's's. "Curtain!"
With the above words, Charles Ives sang of the excitement of a child going to the opera for the first time. Similar enthusiasm is shown by director Nicolas Mansfield on Tuesday 20 February during his presentation of the new season. The Netherlands Reisopera ...
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