I don't want to be unkind, but this kind of delivery annoys me and seems aimed at primary school children. I don't think slang and bad English works with classical music or with explaining Renaissance poetry: "All the knights thought this was very fun", "he looks at Angelica and he's like eeeeer". I also think details are important: it's Orlando Innamorato, not Orlando Imorato. Rinaldo didn't drink from the same fountain, he drank from the fount of hate while Angelica drank from the fount of love. I gave up on the video at this point. There's definitely skill in this delivery, it's very genial and maybe some people love it, but over 13 minutes is a long time to sit through if you don't like it. Personally I think concerts are usually better off without any any spoken introductions or explanations, but that these can work if they're very brief, witty and in excellent English.
I don't want to be unkind, but this kind of delivery annoys me and seems aimed at primary school children. I don't think slang and bad English works with classical music or with explaining Renaissance poetry: "All the knights thought this was very fun", "he looks at Angelica and he's like eeeeer". I also think details are important: it's Orlando Innamorato, not Orlando Imorato. Rinaldo didn't drink from the same fountain, he drank from the fount of hate while Angelica drank from the fount of love. I gave up on the video at this point. There's definitely skill in this delivery, it's very genial and maybe some people love it, but over 13 minutes is a long time to sit through if you don't like it. Personally I think concerts are usually better off without any any spoken introductions or explanations, but that these can work if they're very brief, witty and in excellent English.