Next Saturday I very much hope to be able to exper...

Next Saturday I very much hope to be able to experience the fifth of my five booked Semper-Essence performances (Don Giovanni). They were all abridged, but of the highest musical quality, self-contained works of well-known works of opera literature that we were allowed to experience. What fascinated me most were the operas, in which the Staatskapelle played on stage and the musical experience for us guests increased many times over compared to the usual position of the orchestra in the ditch.