A week
I haven’t been writing lately and a lot of things have happened. This will be a short summary:
- Revival on Das Rheingold. It went incredibly well, became tight, living and exact. I was very pleased with it and tried to start a party afterwards, but I seemed to be the only one in the mood for a party. Was filmed by Zentropa the whole evening - tried to act natural, but that wasn’t easy being filmed all the time.
- Friday and Monday: Rehearsal with piano on Die Walküre. It went well, but the new field of poppies is very demanding because there’s so little time. Steffen Aarfing suggested rotating the tree so you can see the sword being pulled out. It is superb. Strange that we haven’t thought of this before. The lighting is demanding and we had some difficulties during the run-through Monday, but we will get it under control, I think. We worked on the lighting the whole Saturday at the Opera House and I was a bit short short-tempered to everybody. I’m surely tired – it is a bit overwhelming to perform Die Walküre shortly after having done Das Rheingold. But, after all, it’s also a great experience!
- Right now I’m aboard SK910 on my way home from New York. I went over yesterday to attend some meetings about a performance I will be directing at a place north of NY next summer. Quite intense to travel there and back in 48 hours (it was the same flight crew on my way home and they noticed that I was on the plane again. They are good to me – actually I think they pity me a bit). It’s so amazing that you can check your e-mail on the plane now.
Now I will watch a good movie and get some sleep. I have a long day ahead of me with meetings on Thursday, and on Friday we’ll have orchestra rehearsals on Die Walküre from midday to 4 o’clock and from 8 to 11 p.m., and furthermore some technical rehearsals and more meetings.
- Revival on Das Rheingold. It went incredibly well, became tight, living and exact. I was very pleased with it and tried to start a party afterwards, but I seemed to be the only one in the mood for a party. Was filmed by Zentropa the whole evening - tried to act natural, but that wasn’t easy being filmed all the time.
- Friday and Monday: Rehearsal with piano on Die Walküre. It went well, but the new field of poppies is very demanding because there’s so little time. Steffen Aarfing suggested rotating the tree so you can see the sword being pulled out. It is superb. Strange that we haven’t thought of this before. The lighting is demanding and we had some difficulties during the run-through Monday, but we will get it under control, I think. We worked on the lighting the whole Saturday at the Opera House and I was a bit short short-tempered to everybody. I’m surely tired – it is a bit overwhelming to perform Die Walküre shortly after having done Das Rheingold. But, after all, it’s also a great experience!
- Right now I’m aboard SK910 on my way home from New York. I went over yesterday to attend some meetings about a performance I will be directing at a place north of NY next summer. Quite intense to travel there and back in 48 hours (it was the same flight crew on my way home and they noticed that I was on the plane again. They are good to me – actually I think they pity me a bit). It’s so amazing that you can check your e-mail on the plane now.
Now I will watch a good movie and get some sleep. I have a long day ahead of me with meetings on Thursday, and on Friday we’ll have orchestra rehearsals on Die Walküre from midday to 4 o’clock and from 8 to 11 p.m., and furthermore some technical rehearsals and more meetings.
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