There's a lot of discussion over when to clap in a classical music concert, and people sometimes worry that they'll get it wrong. Should I clap after a particularly impressive performance in the middle of a concerto or string quartet?
Recently I was at the Everyman in Cheltenham for the English Touring Opera production of Donizetti's Pia de' Tolomei (a fantastic show, well worth catching by the way). And I was slightly taken by surprise - PEOPLE CLAPPED IN THE MIDDLE!! Just after a showy aria, when the singers were obviously ready to carry on with the story, the whole thing was interrupted by applause.
So why can't we do this at concerts??
Recently I was at the Everyman in Cheltenham for the English Touring Opera production of Donizetti's Pia de' Tolomei (a fantastic show, well worth catching by the way). And I was slightly taken by surprise - PEOPLE CLAPPED IN THE MIDDLE!! Just after a showy aria, when the singers were obviously ready to carry on with the story, the whole thing was interrupted by applause.
So why can't we do this at concerts??
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