Today is what is called the "Stage Orchestral" rehearsal.
Antony is in charge as it is mostly about the
music. He aims to work through the opera twice over a 6 hour period (with a dinner break in the middle).
The full orchestra is here with trumpets and timpani as
well. They all fit in the space in front of the stage - a relief for
Alison who has to set it all out.
The production team Andrew (production manager) , Alex & Brad
(set and costume designers) and Bernie (lighting designer) are also looking a little
more relaxed as everything is more or less in place and the costumes are almost
finished.
We have several parents in the cast and it is great to see
their babies and kids around from time to time.
A great spread in the Sydney Morning Herald about Sara and the opera and sales
are rocketing along. Great!
The changes in tempo in this opera are amazing and Antony
has to stop and go over several spots to get this all together. Antony expects (and
gets) excellence in performance.
We have a few orchestra members staying with us and they
came home exhausted after this rehearsal but it this kind of rigorous rehearsal
that gets the great results that the audience will hear.
A small group of our major donors (we call them the Heroes
of Pinchgut) came to this rehearsal to get a taste of what goes into the
rehearsal process.
We are now very close to opening night and it is all feeling
good.
Liz
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