Today was the General Rehearsal: the full opera in costume
with the orchestra in their blacks, exactly as it will be on opening night.
They performed before a small audience of invited guests.
It all went perfectly. The band played brilliantly. And the
singers were wonderful.
Afterwards one of the chorus members said: “Australian
audiences have never heard anything like this”.
A production like this convinces us again that Pinchgut is
on the right track in presenting great works that are almost never performed.
There is so much undiscovered wonder in opera.
We open tonight at 7:30 PM. The show is ready to go.
And some photos – without captions – from last night’s
rehearsal.
All the hard work has definitely paid off. It was absolutely brilliant. Look forward to next year.
Posted by: Semele | 04 December 2008 at 11:25 AM