Faust is over and it is a bittersweet end. I did not think I would grow to love this opera as much as I have. When I first started working on the score I was mostly interested in getting the language correct since the music was not too difficult. The chorus rehearsals and my private practice all flowed easily and I entered staging excited to turn it all into action. The staging went very quick, just four days, and the technical rehearsals resulted in some sleep deprivation for many of us who had to be at work early in the morning, but it all seemed to fly by too quickly. Now the show is over and I can read the newspaper, go through my mail, and stare into my empty refrigerator. I almost forgot to go home after work yesterday, expecting to walk over to DeVos Hall once again and prepare for an audience. Once home I did notice that my house doesn’t look as clean by daylight as it does by the light of the moon and that the laundry does not clean itself or the lawn mow itself (though I do believe someone else is mowing for me today).
The Opera season is over and I am very thankful that I was able to participate in each of the shows. I would like to thank the principal artists who were so kind to the chorus and worked with us to make great opera. Everyone who had anything to do with the productions should be very proud of themselves for we had a great run!
For Faust in particular I need to thank Joe Gladstone for being a great stage manager, Jon Mull for being my personal masseur when my back had a spasm during the Dress Rehearsal, Christian Vigrass for his work on the dance scene, Jill Marrese for the language help, and Tina Williams for being a professional dresser. I could go on, but this sounds like an academy award speech so I will end with saying that I enjoyed working with everyone associated with Faust and I hope to work with all of you again.
The Opera season is over and I am very thankful that I was able to participate in each of the shows. I would like to thank the principal artists who were so kind to the chorus and worked with us to make great opera. Everyone who had anything to do with the productions should be very proud of themselves for we had a great run!
For Faust in particular I need to thank Joe Gladstone for being a great stage manager, Jon Mull for being my personal masseur when my back had a spasm during the Dress Rehearsal, Christian Vigrass for his work on the dance scene, Jill Marrese for the language help, and Tina Williams for being a professional dresser. I could go on, but this sounds like an academy award speech so I will end with saying that I enjoyed working with everyone associated with Faust and I hope to work with all of you again.
