Wednesday, July 12, 2017

Live Streaming of Verdi's Otello

Live Streaming of Verdi’s Otello from the Royal Opera House


I wondered about the techniques used in the live streaming of opera when I wrote about Il Trovatore (February 2017). I felt that close up camera work often did the performers no favours and detracted from the staging – an opera’s audience is supposed to see each part in the context of the whole, as presented by the director, set designer and choreographer on the stage.