Win some, lose some
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pallas_athenaThe good news:
A couple of weeks ago I was offered Marcellina in a Figaro in Oxford on 10th and 11th November. It's in the very beautiful Wren-designed Sheldonian Theatre, in 18th century costume (full-throated huzzahs)! Rehearsals have been going well.
The not-so-good news:
Sadly, this means no Whitby. And the dress rehearsal is, cruelly, on Bonfire Night. I suppose this means I will have to set the rehearsal venue on fire. Sigh.
This will be my first Marcellina. When a mezzo goes from Cherubino (teenage pageboy) to Marcellina (old baggage), it can make her contemplate her own mortality. Cherubino is much more fun, though really the two characters share the same problem: randomized lust in search of an object.
Figaro is, for me, the beating heart of opera. Whenever I wonder why I'm doing this, I put on the CD, and with the opening bars of the overture I instantly think: "OK, that's why."
A couple of weeks ago I was offered Marcellina in a Figaro in Oxford on 10th and 11th November. It's in the very beautiful Wren-designed Sheldonian Theatre, in 18th century costume (full-throated huzzahs)! Rehearsals have been going well.
The not-so-good news:
Sadly, this means no Whitby. And the dress rehearsal is, cruelly, on Bonfire Night. I suppose this means I will have to set the rehearsal venue on fire. Sigh.
This will be my first Marcellina. When a mezzo goes from Cherubino (teenage pageboy) to Marcellina (old baggage), it can make her contemplate her own mortality. Cherubino is much more fun, though really the two characters share the same problem: randomized lust in search of an object.
Figaro is, for me, the beating heart of opera. Whenever I wonder why I'm doing this, I put on the CD, and with the opening bars of the overture I instantly think: "OK, that's why."
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on 2009-10-14 04:06 pm (UTC)