We see out the month of July as we approach August with some funky rhythms, looking towards the skies, wishing the weather to brighten up.
Someone has taken our away British summertime away, can we have it back please ?
There is a glimpse of brightness trying to burn through those hovering grey clouds, with some selected Grooves helping along the way, with this session of ‘Admix Grooving’.
The main character Florestan found himself locked in an unfathomable underground cell, without holding any blame. He had once denounced the illegalities of the governor and, as a result, latter took revenge by condemning him to death by starvation. Leonora, Florestan’s wife, finding out about her husband’s tragic fate, dresses up as a man, names herself Fidelio, goes under the service of Rocco, the guardian of the fortress. She decides to see her husband and save him.
Don Pizzarro, the criminal governor, learns that the news of his ill doings reached even Seville and that Minister don Ferdinando, Folrestan’s friend, whom he thought dead was personally coming to investigate Pizzarro’s activity. He gives order to the guardian of the fortress, Rocco, to kill Florestan, but he refuses, so he decides to murder the prisoner himself. Rocco and Fidelio leave together to dig the prisoner’s grave. Leonora does not recognize Florestan in the dark, where he was wearily sleeping.
Only after he awakes she recognizes her husband. Going after them in the underground dungeon, Pizzarro wants to kill Florestan but Leonora comes between them and says: “Kill the wife first!” Pizzarro’s is stricken with awe and misses his chance. The sound of the bugle makes its way into the dungeon announcing the arrival of the Minister. In the city square, where a large crowd had gathered in the meantime, the Minister recognizes Florestan and immediately becomes aware of Pizzarro’s ill doings.
We took a relaxed decision to reflect upon a selection of tunes featured over the last couple of months thus far during 2011 and put them together for week four of July's session of ‘Admix Grooving’.
Incidentally, if you happen to find out who has taken our summer weather away, please ask them to kindly return it please...
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