I've forsaken the desert for a few weeks in Salzburg. We're doing a revival of last summer's production in Aix-en-Provence of Mozart's Idomeneo. The orchestra is being housed in some out-of-the-way hotel near the airport. That didn't sound terribly tempting to me, so I found a little guest house. It's also out of the way, but there's a direct bus into town and I have a nice view.
My view of the Zeppezauerhaus on the Untersberg.
It's been a bit boring to re-rehearse, but there's one new cast member and a different hall to get used to, so it's necessary. We will also do concert performances in France at the beginning of February and some of the singers will change.
The production is very modern. The set is an enormous scaffolding-like contraption with stairs and bleachers and enormous horses. It spins around and is reformed in endless ways.
The set behind a sheer screen.
We have fabulous singers. My favorite is, of course, Richard Croft.
Richard Croft (with the knife) flanked by Luca Tittoto, Yann Beuron, Colin Balzar
I've been doing productions with Richard since 2002 and he calls me "forest-dwelling mushroom girl." Must be something about the hair. His fiance is an old friend of mine from summer festival days in Oregon. It's a nice coincidence and means we get to see each other just about every year. If you haven't heard Richard sing, you need to!!
Another view of the stage from the pit with Richard below and Mireille Delunsch in the middle.
Sorry for the photo quality. It's not so easy to take photos without flash from the pit without being too obtrusive, not to mention while trying to avoid missing any entrances at the same time. :-)
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