I was invited – and was very pleased to have been – to a performance of Monteverdi’s Il combattimento di Tancredi e Clorinda (1638) by Ante Terminum Productions, a group of young singers, dancers and musicians assembled by Frederick Waxman. It was in the most astonishing space – a vacant drum, belonging to the Brunel Museum in Rotherhithe, which I think must be the original Grand Entrance Hall to the tunnel under the Thames, which was designed by Brunel for the East London line, with a fine red staircase recently added by Tate Harmer.
It provided a wonderful resonance, even in spite of the noise of the trains, for Monteverdi’s music, dance and singing:-
You have an eye that is full of wonder. These are exceptional photographs, and make the case for a second book with great force. Publishers, please note.
It’s a very atmospheric space, a bit like the little brother to Tower Bridge’s huge Bascule Chamber, also soon to host concerts: https://totallythames.org/event/bascule-chamber-concerts-2019