On stage!

Hey there everyone!

Well, it's now 16 days till we open Idomeneo and today, we got our first shot at the actual scenery on the actual stage! This is where it gets both exciting and a bit tedious at the same time. Of course exciting because everything is new and you are able to realize the actual playing space and the actual distance to the conductor from where you have to stand on the first entrance (44 meters...) and really what it is all going to look like come dress rehearsal time. Tedious, because everyone is in the same boat with everything being a new experience and new feeling. Entrances take longer because there is more ground to cover, walls that you used in the rehearsal are not usable now because leaning on them makes you invisible to half the auditorium, there is carpet on the floor which completely changes the sound from the rehearsal room and many other things. But overall, it was a very positive day. I can speak for my fellow cast members that we are very much looking forward to putting it all together with the orchestra starting next week.

I saw a bit of the video that will accompany the overture this morning and I must say it is really cool. Tal Harden has done a superb job of editing. It's shaping up to be a very visually stimulating show. The audience will certainly not be bored and of course the singing will be first class.

Tomorrow is a day off.

Pray for some sun. It's now 8 straight days of rain and wind.

Ahhhhhhhhhh!

More Tuesday or Wednesday.