Between Jan 17 & Feb 15, 2004: 17 dress rehearsal Roberto Devereux evening La Cenerentola, 18 Xerse (Handel), 19: Roberto Devereux premiere, 20: rehearsal Rheingold all, ev: Nutcracker, 21: Rheingold, 22: Walkuere reh., ev: Ballet 2 horns, 23: Walkuere reh., ev. Roberto, 24: Rheingold, 25: La Traviata, 26: Walkuere reh, ev. Ballet 2 horns, 27: Walkuere, 28: Roberto, 29: Siegfried reh, ev: La Traviata, 30: Siegfried reh, ev. Ballet 2 horns, 31: Walkuere, 1 Feb: Siegfried reh., ev.Roberto, 2: La Traviata, 3: Siegfried, 4: Orhee et Eurydice, 5: Goetterdaemmerung reh, ev. Roibert, 6:Sleeping Beauty, 7: Siegfried, 8: Orphee, 9: Goetterdaemmerung reh, ev. Roberto, 10: Goetterdaemmerung reh, ev. Aida, 11: Goetterdaemmerung, 12: Orphee, 13: Sleeping Beauty, 14th: Goetterdaemmerung.
Here the schedule for end June early July 2004: June 21: Meistersinger reh. Twice, 22: same, 23: Meistersinger reh one, 24: dress hehearsqal Meistersinger, 25: reh. Lulu, reh.Don Carlo, 26: reh. Missa, public dress rehearsal Meistersinger, 27th: free, 28th Don Carlo reh. Whole piece, 28: free, 29: premiere Meistersinger, 30: Don Carlo, July 1: Xerxes (very easy, just 40 seconds to play), 2: Meistersinger, 3: Don Carlo, 4: Lulu, 5: reh.Othello, ev.: Xerse, 6: reh. Mahler 3 Othello + reh.Rape of Lucretia, 7:reh. Rape of Lucr., ev. Meistersinger, 8: Lulu, 9: reh.Mahler 3, ev: Othello, 10: reh. Mahler 3 (open air), afternoon: Ballet all Chopin, ev.: Mahler 3 open air, 11: Meistersinger, etc.etc. a new production of Pelleas et Melisande to rehearse & premiere (26th), Gounods Romeo & Juliette twice, Roberto Devereux twice, Tannhaeuser twice, Midsummernightsdream ballet, another Pelleas et Melisande, premiere of Rape of Lucretia (Britten), plus Orphee, Rodelinda (Handel) twice and a final Meistersinger on July 31st. We had harder opera festivals in the past, like 1989 (Munich Workshop) playing all R.Strauss operas during one 4 week festival or March 1969 with two Ring sets, Zimmermanns: Soldiers premiere between plus two concert programs right after the first Goetterdaemmerung & the 2nd Goetterdaemmerung (Tschaik. No.5 with Eliahu Inbal conducting, and smaller operas between the Ring operas. Nothing for cowards. Prof.Hans Pizka, Pf.1136 D-85541 Kirchheim - Germany Fax: 49 89 903-9414 Phone: 903-9548 home: www.pizka.de email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] _______________________________________________ post: [EMAIL PROTECTED] set your options at http://music.memphis.edu/mailman/options/horn/archive%40jab.org
