SUCCESS at the Concertgebouw...
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I didn't fall down the stairs!!!!!!!
Seriously, singing at the Concertgebouw is *so* wonderful, it has the best acoustic anywhere, so I guess they just had to invent something to keep the performance experience fresh and challenging. Or maybe they decided that you'd be so happy about making it to the stage without killing yourself that you'd figure the most difficult part of the evening was over and you could now just have a good time performing. That was the case with me last evening, at least! (For those of you who have never had the good fortune of seeing the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam, the soloist enters above the stage and makes a grand descent down a long staircase, finally arriving at the stage after much trepidation.... especially if the soloist is wearing stiletto heels... anybody we know???)
We didn't have a full house, but did have a good crowd of great people, even giving us a standing ovation by the end of the program. It was a lot of fun for all of us, and we really appreciated the warm reception.
Today was another travel day, but somewhat different and a bit easier as we had a bus hired to bring us to Wiesbaden. We left around 10, meaning I got a good night's sleep, and arrived at 5PM having made a stop along the way for lunch. It was nice, and I got some good study in for next week's rehearsals in Jerez of Scarlatti's "L'Ottavia restituita al trono". In other happy news, there is room service in our hotel here, so hunting for vittles won't be an issue!
Tomorrow is our last concert, and I've really enjoyed touring with Les Violons- besides being a thoroughly dedicated group of musicians, they're a *lot* of fun to work with.
Schedule from here is:
Sunday- fly back to Venice
Monday- lesson with Ms. Pinza, repack, do last-minute errands (when I get back to Italy the next time it will be August and almost everything will be closed!!!)
Tuesday- another 5AM wake-up call to get back to the airport for the trip to Jerez!
I didn't fall down the stairs!!!!!!!
Seriously, singing at the Concertgebouw is *so* wonderful, it has the best acoustic anywhere, so I guess they just had to invent something to keep the performance experience fresh and challenging. Or maybe they decided that you'd be so happy about making it to the stage without killing yourself that you'd figure the most difficult part of the evening was over and you could now just have a good time performing. That was the case with me last evening, at least! (For those of you who have never had the good fortune of seeing the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam, the soloist enters above the stage and makes a grand descent down a long staircase, finally arriving at the stage after much trepidation.... especially if the soloist is wearing stiletto heels... anybody we know???)
We didn't have a full house, but did have a good crowd of great people, even giving us a standing ovation by the end of the program. It was a lot of fun for all of us, and we really appreciated the warm reception.
Today was another travel day, but somewhat different and a bit easier as we had a bus hired to bring us to Wiesbaden. We left around 10, meaning I got a good night's sleep, and arrived at 5PM having made a stop along the way for lunch. It was nice, and I got some good study in for next week's rehearsals in Jerez of Scarlatti's "L'Ottavia restituita al trono". In other happy news, there is room service in our hotel here, so hunting for vittles won't be an issue!
Tomorrow is our last concert, and I've really enjoyed touring with Les Violons- besides being a thoroughly dedicated group of musicians, they're a *lot* of fun to work with.
Schedule from here is:
Sunday- fly back to Venice
Monday- lesson with Ms. Pinza, repack, do last-minute errands (when I get back to Italy the next time it will be August and almost everything will be closed!!!)
Tuesday- another 5AM wake-up call to get back to the airport for the trip to Jerez!
posted by Frogge at
11:41 AM
4 Comments:
Its great to read your entries, Vivica. Here is something to keep in mind - if you ever decided you *don't* want to be a singer anymore (heaven forbid), you could easily make a living as a story teller. The story about the cellos was especially good.
I also enjoyed the link to the video on how to change the battery in an iRiver mp3 player. I had a bit of a difficulty though while trying to follow the video to change the batteries in my iFP-899.
Its probably because it uses a double A battery.
The iFP-899 also has a line-in for recording, and as you say, it comes in very handy at times.
Mary & I send you the very best of wishes.
Harvey
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Anonymous, at 12:33 PM
How truly blessed are opera singers! Jerez!...it sounds so absolutely beautiful.
Castles in Spain and then the enchantment of the Italian countryside, the majesty of Italy.
Love you, Vivica. I'm taking singing lessons as soon as I possibly can.
You're the leaning Tower of Pisa, you're the Mona Lisa, you're the tops!!
Cheers.
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Anonymous, at 12:33 PM
hi Vivica,
You're performance in Amsterdam was amazing. My wife and I had since long the evening off (without our younger kids) and could make it in time to be in Amsterdam (Concertgebouw).
You were right to be carefull descending the staircase.
You're Fammi combattere was beautiful. Les violons du Roy is very gifted orchestra and combines so good with your voice. I wished you had sung a lot more that evening. Not that i was disappointed. But when you are so lucky to hear you sing in Holland you would like to hear a lot more from you. By the end of the concert you sang as a gift again Fammi combattere. I don't know what you make of it but i liked it just a little bit more than the first time. I wish you a very nice stay in Europe with all the concerts and I hope to see en hear you soon again in de Concertgebouw.
Hans
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Anonymous, at 1:01 PM
Dear Vivica Genaux.
Thank you so much for your amazing and wonderful performance here in Amsterdam at the Concertgebouw last week.And about the staircase,well you were already great when you walked down.....
It was amazing,and i enjoyed it till the bitter end.
Again, thank you so much.
Best wishes,all the best, Jack.
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Anonymous, at 11:08 AM
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