Passion
Carmen has been steadily improving. It seems that some of the problems the past couple of days have been related to what constitutes a sitzprobe. The singer types within the group had one idea, but the conductor had a slightly different approach. So after a compromise on this issue was finally achieved, things went a bit more smoothly. We got through running the show with one cast today. Tomorrow we have a tech run without the orchestra, and then two dress rehearsals before we open. This is a pretty fancy concert version, so I am hoping it all holds together. A 1200-seat concert hall is a pretty difficult place to do staging with all the people involved in this show, but everyone came away from today’s rehearsal feeling optimistic. All this for one performance for each cast. Please don’t make me think about how all this money might be better spent! Continue Reading »
