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.
Bill Eddins
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 am I in Aix-en-Povence?
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…
So You Think It’s Easy?
Every year at many orchestras across the Western Hemisphere there comes the following situation: “Congratulations!!! You’ve won the prize to conduct the Upper Podunk Symphony Orchestra in concert!!!” Well, it ain’t as easy as you think.
Stravinsky on a Stick…
It’s that time of year again, when the average Minnesotan starts salivating profusely and planning their foray into the great culinary unknown. Yes, folks, it’s just around the corner, only three months away. The great Minnesota get-together known as …….. The Minnesota State Fair!!!! WHEEE!!!!! Heart surgeons within 500 miles are on high alert…