February 2012
2 posts
camera tests - A Far Cry
Of course they’d be doing Shostakovich. This was my first rehearsal with A Far Cry, and I hung back, on purpose. Just sat and listened through the first run through. When they started working I got up and started shooting, but I stayed behind the orchestra. I will need to get in front of them at some point, which is going to be a challenge in that room. But trust is not automatic, it’s...
quelle heure est-il?
I have been spending the afternoon with Charpentier, editing last November’s performance of ‘La Descente d’Orphee aux Enfers’ by the Boston Early Music Festival.
The first embarrassing thing about me editing opera is that I sing along while I do it. I can’t help it. This is one of the many reasons I don’t have an assistant currently.
The second thing is...