Undignified squeal of glee

[soho_iced]

Have just been booked to do chorus for a production of "Anna Bolena" (Donizetti), which is part of the summer music festival at the Tower of London. We actually received a flyer for this production at my day job (corporate hospitality at various events) and I thought it looked cool because the Tower is where many of the events in the plot actually

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Costume

[anonymous]

What sort of production is it that requires the chorus to wear suspender belt and negligee ?

I seem to remember that Ann herself was accused of irregular conduct - and presumably dressed accordingly - but does this also apply to her ladies in waiting ?

OldB

Re: Costume

[soho_iced]

It was the Salieri Falstaff last summer (Bampton) where I had to wear the suspenders etc. We were supposed to be Land Girls, with Falstaff a suitably large brigadier. The quick change was before the final scene, where we were in our underwear+rather skimpy nightwear pretending to be fairies.

Hannah Francis, playing Anna, is a fairly mature lady and the thought of her in her underwear is somewhat daunting. According to Donizetti, of course, she was completely innocent.