...was HILARIOUS! haha! Just had to share this story.
So, lately, since I have been freaking out about my recital, Lynn has been giving me extra time in the studio, letting me come in whenever she has a free hour or so, meaning she's seen me more than usual lately. Saturday, I saw her for an hour and a half or so; yesterday, the same. She is so amazing and such a sweetie! :) Needless to say, though, all these extra times with me jumbled up when she actually sees me. Well, today was my normal lesson time. I went upstairs at 2:00 and was right on time. She was in the hallway talking with Brian and a student about the upcoming Turandot production downtown this weekend. (The open final dress was tonight...) I kind of just joined into the conversation. About five minutes later, Lynn turns to me and this happens:
Lynn: "And what can I do for you, m'dear? What do you want, honey?"
Me: "Umm...my lesson?"
*laughter*
Lynn: "Oh my goodness! Well, Brian, I need to give this lovely soprano her lesson. Come into my 'parlor,' Sam!"
It was crazy. Brian just stood there, giving us dumbfounded looks, like, "Did that really just happen?" Lynn was off in la-la land or something today, but that's quite alright. She was in a very light-hearted mood. She was making jokes, full of chuckles, etc. Typical Lynn. ;)
To make things even more fabulous, we were working on a Rossini piece, and Chad just stops playing because he realized there is an editorial mistake in the score that made no sense. We debated for about five minutes on what was wrong, what it was supposed to be, how to fix it, and making it straight in my head. (I got all confuzzled in the mix of ideas flying around.) Once we had that figured out and finally got past that section of the music, we turned the page only to find the correct printing of the measure when the phrase returns. I finished singing the phrase, but then we all stopped, looked at each other, and laughter at the ridiculousness of the situation ensued. All that debating to find the answer a page turn away. haha! Oh goodness gracious! hehe!
As for the final dress rehearsal of Turandot this evening (we get to go to the last dress because we have professors in the shows), it was a pleasant time. The soprano that played the Princess...FREAKING FABULOUS!!! She was phenomenal! My mouth just dropped when she started singing...and stayed in the Sebastien state for probably twenty minutes straight!! The tenor...blech! Not impressed at all. He bothered me. The storyline of the whole show is just weird, too. Cannot say it is a favorite, but it was good nonetheless. And I have to admit that I let out a chuckle when Liu stabbed herself. It's horrible, I know, but it was just so incredulously executed...and I, for some reason, was not expecting her to whip a knife out and stab herself. She did a very good job, but I guess it was one of those "only happens in opera" moments that makes me giggle at how overly melodramatic it is. Love it! hehe! ;)
Samantha,
ReplyDeleteI hate it when I spend minutes, or more likely hours with the kind of dilemmas that arise from my pursuits of the intellectual, thinking out various seemingly inexplicable discrepancies that come from something in which I am currently engaged, only to find the problem explained moments later two or three pages further along in the book or score. I need to be more trusting in the abilities of the editors not to miss a mistake twice.
Sharing my thoughts on your post in reverse order, then, I am happy to hear that you are having such a riotous time with Lynn and Brian. Circumstances really are returning to "normal" for you!
I am also glad to hear that you mostly enjoyed Puccini's "Turandot," but I regret that the Calaf you saw was less than desirable. He must have made a mess of 'Nessun dorma,' because it is my experience that a tenor can nail the entire role, but if he cannot make 'Nessun dorma' sound like something close to Luciano Pavarotti's (Yes, I am rather prejudiced to his recording.) reading, then it will be counted against him, and vice versa, with the result being that the tenor is celebrated no matter what he did previously with his characterization or music. I am glad to hear that the Princess and Liu sounded good when you went. Perhaps one day I shall be priveliged enough to hear you as one of them! One day soon, perhaps...
-Tyler.
Sounds like quite a lesson ;)
ReplyDeleteDon't you just love voice lessons? It sounds like you have fun. I'm glad.
ReplyDeleteI laughed when you said that you laughed with the heroine stabbed herself. Typical Puccini, right? hahah I know how you feel.
*sigh* Only opera...
Good luck on your impending recital. I'm rooting for you!
P.S. You should totally post your program so we can discuss. :)