Monday night was my first rehearsal with the Colorado Opera Chorus. We received our official backstage passes, which is how we'll get into the opera house for rehearsals. I managed to lock my keys in the car, so that was intelligent of me. Everyone was quite nice and another mezzo also lives in Boulder so we are going to car-pool! Hooray for that. Parking is expensive. I'm starting to think I actually won't make any money at all, once gas and parking is factored in! Oh well. It's all about the experience right now, isn't it?
The rehearsal went well and we got out a half hour early. We went through the Spanish with the Spanish diction coach, who is also the accompanist. The choral director is sick - they had just finished Figaro so everyone was tired and flushed with success. Florencia is a very cool opera. It follows the life of a Brazilian opera singer who returns to her hometown in search of an old boyfriend. (It's not in Portuguese because the composer is Mexican, not Brazilian). The music is reminiscent of Puccini but also lush like a movie score. It's really pretty.
The chorus is only in the first act, so that should hopefully make rehearsals a little less long once we get onto the stage for runs. We are supposed to have the first of three scenes learned tonight. That will take me about half an hour, though I think the men will need to woodshed a bit longer. There seems to be lots of vocal talent, but perhaps not the musicianship I'm used to. There are two section leaders in each section. All in all, it was a fun night. I'm looking forward to getting through the music rehearsals and onto the stage.
I'm getting fitted on Thursday morning. The costumes are going to be 1950's style. I'll snap pics when I can!
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