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A Tale of Two Cities…
Two interesting situations are developing that on the surface may not seem connected but are actually deeply related. For better or for worse.
The Red Hour
The Red Hour has struck, and the 2010 Edinburgh International Arts Festival is open!!! Time to lick my wounds.
Are You One With Landru?
Funny how life sometimes imitates Star Trek.
Out On The Fringe
Once in a lifetime everyone should have the opportunity to do something that very, very few other people can claim to have done. It’s my turn.
Is CPR Necessary For A Revival?
When last we saw our intrepid Porgy folk we were sneaking up on the Gale, the general dress rehearsal. Or, truth be told, perhaps the Gale was sneaking up on us. This is where the old expression “canary in a coal mine” starts to seem prophetic.
What The Hell Were They Thinking?
It’s Bastille Day. We have our General Dress rehearsal tonight for Porgy. Tomorrow I travel to Valence to see the 11th stage of the Tour de France. With all that going on why, you may ask, is my mind a thousand miles away?
Porgy Does Lyon….
Pre-Gale. Sitzprobe. Piano Filage. If I didn’t know any better I’d suspect that we were putting together a very expensive porno flick.
The Aix Man Cometh…….
Normally when I’m is hired to do concerts with, say, the Lower Podunk Symphony Orchestra, I start looking on Expedia for cheap tickets to Lower Podunk. After all, one expects to rehearse said orchestra where said orchestra resides. Which begs the question – why, then, if I’m doing an opera with the Opera Lyon company [...]
Snapshots From Lyon
Being a collection of random thoughts about Porgy & Bess, Lyon, the French, and anything else that pops into my mind….
The Queen(s and Kings) of the Night
Rehearsals for Porgy are in full swing and it’s hotter than the Hind Hinges of Hades on Catfish Row.
Porgy, Day 1 – Once More Unto The Breach…
“Dear God: Could we please get through Day 1 of our revival of Porgy & Bess without some major disaster? I’d really appreciate it. Thanks.” That’s what I was hoping for on my way over to Opera Lyon. Of course, there’s that great expression – “Man plans, God laughs.”
Oh No! Not AGAIN?!!!
Insanity (latin)- noun, plural – ties. 1. the condition of being insane; a derangement of the mind. 2. doing the same thing over and over again and expecting a different result. 3. wanting to be an Opera conductor. Here I go again…
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