Arto,
I feel for you. I recently played Handel's
"Ariodante" on theorbo. Three hours of music with two
shows a day! I came out very stiff physically, but
playing that much continuo at a time really gives you
the chance to limber up musically. I'd imagine that
Monteverdi could be even more fun.
Chris Wilke
--- Arto Wikla <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> > > 8 hours of playing Monteverdi - must have been
> like paradise ...
>
> Another add-on: When we made the "Poppea" some years
> ago, the play was
> (nearly) uncut: sounding music lasted about 3 hours.
> We had 8 staged
> performances. 3 times 8 is 24! So that was a "day
> and night" with
> Monteverdi! Great, very great! ;-)
>
> Arto
>
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