There’s a spoiler coming, but if you read these rambling blog posts, you probably want all of the facts anyway. Proceed at your own risk. Amid the dehumanizing and frightening world of her captivity, Zaide sees Gomatz, and her immediate love for him gives her new hope. When Gomatz finds her, he is instantly drawn
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Meditations on Zaide: Punishment & Perspective
“That is the terrible hour where my poor mind awakes from the short anesthesia induced by manual labor.” (Gomatz, in Zaide) As I’ve learned in these few weeks of studying and preparing Zaide, punishment was once primarily corporal – of the body. Then it became temporal – separating offenders from the rest of the world
Read MoreCrawling the Web for Zaide
Google alerts are part of my professional lifeblood. This month,there’s one set to notify me daily of any news with the word “Zaide” in it. This is what I have learned in the last few days: “zaide” or “zayde” is Yiddish for Grandfather. Over at “180 Days with Mozart and Me“, Bill is working his
Read MoreUncertainty
We’re furiously working out the details of our open-ended approach to Zaide. We will offer anywhere from two to four possible endings, and the details will emerge during our rehearsal period. The desire to lock in the details now is tempting, but to do so would be to fly in the face of the whole
Read MoreIn the Name of Love
Così is sold out. Has been for weeks. A donor gave back a pair of tickets, though, and we’re holding a contest to give them away. The tickets are for closing night, Tuesday, 6/30. If you want them, all you have to do is go to the Hotspot and tell us about the craziest thing
Read MoreCosì Final Room Run, Vocal Colors v.2 & Backstage Buzz
June 16-19, 2009: The Così cast conquered two room runs in a row. What fabulous musicians, fascinating actors and special people these 6 are. One day off, then into the theatre for sets, lights, costumes, makeup, magic… opera! On Thursday, Daniel Billings, Michael Baitzer and The Phillips Collection filled our small auditorium with music and
Read MoreCosì at the Backstage Buzz 6/16
As I attempt to channel James Lipton, I’ll chat with with members of the cast and creative team this Tuesday afternoon, and we’ll get to the heart of this Così fan tutte thing. Why should I care about these people in this opera? What challenges have Dorabella and Ferrando (the roles played by the two singers
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