Rather a challenge, trying to keep a new tiny human alive for the first time. So I decided a great idea would be to try and learn Russian at the same time. Because nutjob. But honestly, when you’re offered the chance to sing the role of Tatjana you are going to work as hard as you need to to make it possible, carving out ten minutes at a time over months, or silently mouthing libretti while you rock a child to sleep. The good news is, bubba seems to have developed a taste for opera, or at least he smiles when I start singing Tchaikovsky at him, and occasionally joins in with a little Schoenberg over the top.
Rehearsals for this new touring production (March to May 2017) are taking place across 5 weeks at the end of this year in Sydney and Adelaide, and I’m very excited to be working on such a challenging production with such a fabulous cast. Tchaikovsky’s take on Tolstoy’s famous work places the poor maligned Tatjana at the moral centre of the piece, revising any ambiguity in the original and having her stand strong (though desolate) in her ultimate rejection of the flawed man she loves. There is such a great dramatic arc and our director (a Russian scholar) has waited many years to have a chance to direct it, so I certainly have my work cut out for me already.
Very much looking forward to touring this production through regional centres in Victoria, NSW and South Australia in the first part of next year for Co-Opera! Wish me luck!
Rehearsals for this new touring production (March to May 2017) are taking place across 5 weeks at the end of this year in Sydney and Adelaide, and I’m very excited to be working on such a challenging production with such a fabulous cast. Tchaikovsky’s take on Tolstoy’s famous work places the poor maligned Tatjana at the moral centre of the piece, revising any ambiguity in the original and having her stand strong (though desolate) in her ultimate rejection of the flawed man she loves. There is such a great dramatic arc and our director (a Russian scholar) has waited many years to have a chance to direct it, so I certainly have my work cut out for me already.
Very much looking forward to touring this production through regional centres in Victoria, NSW and South Australia in the first part of next year for Co-Opera! Wish me luck!
