posted by nathan at 12:10 PMApril 30th, 2010

Wednesday's run-through

All the forces were present and elevated the opera from brilliant to heroic. Now, we move into the theater to incorporate the magic of lights, sets, costumes, and the ever important distance in order to make bring the performance of this opera back down to brilliant. For those of you that haven't done any research on the opera "Amelia" that is being premiered here in Seattle you don't know how big of an undertaking it is to tell this story. In two hours the relationships of nine characters is being told uninhibited by time and space so that the audience can empathize with Amelia and her mental state as she nears the birth of her first child.
I was struck by the number of characters necessary to make this happen. I was also moved by the complete commitment shown by everyone during that rehearsal.
I think we've created something quite good.