Orlando Furioso

A pleasant afternoon with a little Handel.

On a foggy damp chilly November Saturday afternoon, Constance makes a pot of tea, chooses a good book, and turns on the Radio for CBC Saturday Afternoon at the Opera with Bill Richardson.

She was very interested in the story of Orlando, because it concerns the exploits of Charlemagne’s brave knight Orlando (also known as Roland) before he met his heroic death 1234 years ago. A mere two years ago, Constance walked through the Pyrenees mountains and past the very rock near Roncesvalles where Roland blew his horn before succumbing to his injuries.

The famous 1516 epic poem Orlando Furioso, by Ludovico Aristo has a rather fantastical and complicated plot, so Constance just gave herself up to the lovely music by Handel and memories of her 2010 Camino Trek.

To view Constance’s other opera reviews go to this link or to see pictures from her Camino trek click this link.

Tags: doll, Handel, Hitty, Orlando, Quimper Hitty, Quimperhitty, Roland

12 thoughts on “Orlando Furioso”

ehpem on November 3, 2012 at 2:28 pm said:

What an excellent idea, a wood stove and a stack of books. Does Constance have trouble concentrating when the counter-tenor is singing?

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- Quimper Hitty on November 3, 2012 at 3:10 pm said:
  
  She found Orlando’s voice very interesting. At first it was distracting, but she got used to it.
  
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Barbara on November 3, 2012 at 4:03 pm said:

Constance looks so cosy! What a lovely way to spend an afternoon.

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- Quimper Hitty on November 3, 2012 at 5:25 pm said:
  
  She did enjoy her afternoon!
  
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Ann S. and the Bonsai Hittys on November 4, 2012 at 8:57 am said:

I love the spools of thread she’s using as furniture! Cozy is definitely the right word for the scene she created.

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- Quimper Hitty on November 4, 2012 at 11:53 am said:
  
  We both like wooden spools, and Constance was happy to be indoors.
  
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travelhitty on November 4, 2012 at 11:07 am said:

Wonder if Constance is concentrating on the books or the Opera……What a wonderful setting, so cozy and that pot of hot tea just completes the picture.

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- Quimper Hitty on November 4, 2012 at 11:53 am said:
  
  The only thing missing was the little cat!
  
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Toad Hollow Photography on November 5, 2012 at 3:39 pm said:

This just looks so homey! Good idea there, time for a fire and a lovely warm beverage! This is really a lovely photograph here, I love how you used perspective to create the composition with the fireplace.

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- Quimper Hitty on November 5, 2012 at 4:23 pm said:
  
  Thanks! The tea was very nice (ask the nice ladies at Murchie’s in Victoria to make you up some Sandiland’s tea from their little black book) the music was lovely too, and a fire in the wood stove made the afternoon just perfect.
  
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K. Ryan Henisey on November 6, 2012 at 6:52 pm said:

Oh! For all those times I gave up on complicated plots and let my memories wander. What a perfect evening.

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Quimper Hitty on November 7, 2012 at 7:10 am said:

Cup of tea, good book, beautiful music – Perfection indeed.

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