i have had this opera on my watchlist for five and a half years.
i remember like two (2) things about the plot from listening to a podcast five and a half years ago.
letâs do this.
i am about 98% sure that florence is being played by THE felicity palmer and i am 100% sure i will be channeling this performance when i play mrs. pearce in pygmalion next month
the girl with the straw hat (idk any of these charactersâ names except florence, whose name has been said roughly five billion times already) has such a gorg voice holy shit
lady billows is the operatic lady bracknell, these are her sycophants, and i think there should be a production where lady billows is a karen
also: âwe must make virtue attractive!â âoh i know, MONEYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY!â
oh yes, a thing that famously makes people more virtuous
what the fuck even is this scene /delighted
this solo viola (?) line is really really good
donât you know itâs a HIGH CLASS â¨greengrocerâ¨
benjamin britten, presumably: you know youâre the main character right?
albert herring: sir i have no idea what youâre talking about, i just work here
mood, albert. mood.
âis he right when he says i miss the fun?â yes, albert.
the girls (florence and albertâs mom) are fightinggggggggggg
the village folk: congratulations albert! đ you have never had sex! đ this makes you ideal for may king! đ
the height difference between albert and mom is really really funny
every single british social event runs on:
-anxiety
-greenery
-dessert
-hats
-piano and horns in the orchestra
-impressive hats of all sorts
this is such a fun ensemble cast
sid and nancy this is either the best or worst idea you could have possibly had in this scenario
on the one hand: he is so very obviously awkward and miserable.
on the other hand: LOVE the top hat/flower crown combo, we should bring that back
yup. i need a production with lady billows as a stereotypical karen pls and thank you
me when the nyquil just hit
(in canon: me when i have to listen to an old karen moralize at an event i donât even want to be at)
the genius of this opera, as someone who grew up in a small town is how accurately it portrays the utter banal absurdity of all that
the look of pure TERROR on albertâs face when heâs asked to give a speech
oh honey (gives hug in fellow anxiety haver)
âMORE PLEASE! đâ
not him calling himself stupid đ
i too am a fan of lemonade, regardless of whether or not it is spiked
do sid and nancy know that albert can hear this entire conversation
the outsourcing decisions to a coin flip is SO fucking real
unironically jamming out to this drum part
CHAOS! at the village
BIG! WHITE! SOMETHING!
THE FLOWER CROWN!
RUMORS OF ALBERT HERRINGâS DEATH HAVE BEEN GREATLY EXAGGERATED
oh heâs DONE
going off via head-shaking and expressive looks and one word answers. love that for him
update: oh okay weâre getting into it now
listen, iâm a nuisance to everyone WITHOUT consuming four different kinds of alcohol, so albert youâre doing better than me
âdo you want some more, or will that do as a general sample???â
LMAOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
APPARENTLY HE MADE IT ALL UP??????????
his first act of rebellion is to give the kids free food đŤś
albert @ the audience: now itâs your turn! *tosses flower crown into audience*
