Tomorrow is our final dress rehearsal with invited audience and we just had our final touch up rehearsal today.
This has been the biggest whirlwind opera experience of my life. In the past, I have had to learn music quickly, but this time I've had to learn STAGING at lightning speed. Our director, Tim Albery, was unable to be in attendance until the final week of rehearsal due to scheduling issues. His assistant had been running rehearsals and doing a great job with it, but there have been many final "tweaks" put in place so that the audience gets the best show possible.
This has been the biggest whirlwind opera experience of my life. In the past, I have had to learn music quickly, but this time I've had to learn STAGING at lightning speed. Our director, Tim Albery, was unable to be in attendance until the final week of rehearsal due to scheduling issues. His assistant had been running rehearsals and doing a great job with it, but there have been many final "tweaks" put in place so that the audience gets the best show possible.
The show is guaranteed to be visually STUNNING. During the 15 minutes that I am NOT on stage in this show, I popped out into the hall and watched. The opera is beautifully and artfully lit - lots of silvers and blues against dark metallic walls. There are lit candles and red roses EVERYWHERE. Think Richard Strauss' Rosenkavalier meets Sunset Boulevard and you've got the aesthetic.
The singing from each and every lead is just magnificent and full of life and passion. Wish us all luck on this major endeavor. Seats are going quickly and we are almost fully sold for the run!
Et maintenant, bonne nuit et bonne chance!
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