For several evenings from now until spring 2015, I will be performing in Aida at the Metropolitan Opera. I am part of the "Triumphal March" in the second scene of act two. I'm one of the archers in the march, as is obvious from the photos (That's how Egyptian archers looked back then, I suppose...)
Opera Vocabulary!
Supernumerary: (of an actor) appearing on stage but not speaking.
The scene looks something like this:
http://youtu.be/xxgOIwOd_5I?t=55s
That is footage from an actual past performance at the Met!
If you fancy seeing the show, here are the remaining dates:
12/26 at 8pm
12/29 at 7:30pm
1/2 at 7:30pm
1/5 at 7:30pm
1/10 at 1pm
4/9 at 8pm
4/13 at 7:30pm
4/17 at 7:30pm
4/20 at 7:30pm
Supernumerary: (of an actor) appearing on stage but not speaking.
The scene looks something like this:
http://youtu.be/xxgOIwOd_5I?t=55s
That is footage from an actual past performance at the Met!
If you fancy seeing the show, here are the remaining dates:
12/26 at 8pm
12/29 at 7:30pm
1/2 at 7:30pm
1/5 at 7:30pm
1/10 at 1pm
4/9 at 8pm
4/13 at 7:30pm
4/17 at 7:30pm
4/20 at 7:30pm
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