“It was the same production that was at the Opera House
recently and we bumped into the horse as he waited patiently in his float
parked in Floral Street before the show, as well as the placid donkey who
trudged around the stage winding his way through the crowds on stage. Elena
played the role of Frasquita, a gypsy friend of Carmen. She was vivacious in
this role with flashing eyes and a large stage presence and a beautiful voice.
We met her in her dressing room afterwards with her husband Paul who says he is
not a musician- just a tenor! Over a bite to eat, before the Covent Gardens
cafe threw us out, Elena talked about the dual roles of Eurydice and Spirit that
she is singing with Pinchgut this December. She said Lucia di Lammermoor which
she did with Opera de Quebec was good preparation for this role. Lucia was also
a huge sing and she was thrown to the floor several times a night and needed a
lot of physical energy to get through that role. We hope Mark Gaal
(Pinchgut’s director this year) will be gentler with her. Elena feels very
ready for the demands of the roles with us and very happy to be doing such a
great piece of music in Sydney. She hopes all her relatives from the rest of
Australia will get to Sydney to hear her. It was good to meet Elena and welcome
her to Pinchgut and talk to her about our desire to always take very good care
of our singers and players so that they can give of their best to our audience. We were happy to see that Elena had
listed in her bio in the Covent Garden's program for Carmen her plans for
Eurydice and Spirit in L'Anima del filosofo for Pinchgut Opera. Elena will be a
very exciting singer for this production.”
Indeed! We look forward to welcoming Elena in November for
the start of L’anima del filosofo
rehearsals
Anna (5 sleeps to go for box office opening!)
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