The "Royal Albert Hall of Arts and Sciences", although accoustically not
the greatest Opera House or Concert Hall, is, nevertheless,
a most popular venue for performances of all kinds.
Completed in 1871 it accommodates about 8000 persons.
We saw one of the greatest performances of Verdi's Aida.
It was refreshing to see an Opera in the costumes of Old
instead of in all modern clothing and setting, where the Pharao
would have been a Mafioso, entering not on a litter, but in an old Cadillac.
The "Palace Guards", instead of carrying spears and lanzes,
would have been armed withe sub-machine guns.
I enjoyed the performance immensely and I am certain
that Verdi would have been proud of it too.
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