Hugtrain
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I went to the Met for the first time a couple of weeks ago to see Carmen, and about 5 minutes before curtain, the bar bells rang. I had known about bar bells before, and that they tell people that it's now or never (never being intermission), but I was confused by the tones of these bells. It sounded like a random assortment of pitches on a poor-quality recording. The notes changed at intermission as well, being seemingly randomized again. I have never heard any other bar bells in any other theater, is this normal? Is it a tradition at the Met?
(P.S. I put this in Technical Theatre History as it seemed like the most appropriate place to ask about the history of the bar bells)
(P.S. I put this in Technical Theatre History as it seemed like the most appropriate place to ask about the history of the bar bells)