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Intermission at ‘Cunning Little Vixen’. It’s not performed commonly in the UK and I had to listen to it a few times in advance to get familiar with it.

The staging is an absolute joy, played for humour as well as the bathos that underpins the story.

Definitely worth seeing again but as I say it’s rare for it to be performed at home.
I seem to remember Cunning Little Vixen was on TV a few years ago but I somehow failed to record it. It's one of those I think of as intriguing rather than must see - hope you enjoyed it.

Carmen is full of well-known tunes and songs, I've seen two performances - one was excellent and the other was terrible. I've only seen Aida once - a decent performance which was rather spoiled by a distinctly unspectacular Grand March. The Grand March is one of those pieces that some might recognise without knowing what it's called, so here's a clip (and a taster for Mibbes Aye).

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TX0qN6QEvGg