Well, it has been a while since I’ve posted, and believe me there is a lot to tell. Opera runs are strange beasts and this one has been as strange as they come.
Bill Eddins
Let There Be Light!
Now that we are actually in the run of Porgy & Bess I have some observations. But first, a brief lesson on religion:
Advil, the Wonder Drug
Light bright. Noise loud. Head pound. Advil take.
Saturday, 17th May, 2008
It’s Saturday, the 17th of May, 2008. There’s something important about this date but I just can’t quite put my finger on it. But I know it’s important for some reason. Let’s see now….. what is it? Oh! That’s it! It’s my Mom’s Birthday!
Thank God It’s Friday…..
So, this is what it feels like to have a loaded gun pointed at your head. It’s Friday, the General Dress rehearsal is tonight, and tomorrow we open. Yikes……..
The Charge of the Catfish Row Brigade
Half a week,
Half a week,
All in the Lyon Opera House,
Rode the Two Hundred!
Dazed and Confused…….
It’s been a long week at the Opera de Lyon. As I try to mentally re-hash all that has happened my mind keeps wandering to that classic blues song found on Led Zeppelin’s first album. The song’s title is “Dazed and Confused.” It seems suddenly very appropriate.
Workers of the World Unite!
Yesterday was May Day, and this being France it was a national holiday and a day off for us. And boy could we use it……