Very tired after a long day which included getting up early to launder my costume, a very posh late breakfast and saying goodbye to a good friend who leaves for America this week. Then to Leeds and an afternoon rehearsal followed by an evening full run-through. Although I’m now very tired (relaxing with the first …
“How do u feel about conducting” was the text I got from Cheryl as I got on the bus this morning. Our MD Jonny Lo had taken ill and Cheryl was coming up from London to be there for the rehearsals. “Slightly scared but enthusiastic” was the answer in my head, although my text read …
Very nice to have a change of pace from the long desk hours of what fruite of immortality (more information on that here). This next month will be devoted to repetiteuring (playing piano for) the new opera Amy’s Last Dive, written by librettist Adam Strickson and composer Cheryl Frances-Hoad. It’s very nice to be working …
Hong Kong We touched down in Hong Kong at 4pm in the afternoon (about 9am in the UK) and, travelling by bus up to Dongguan were treated to an incredible view of the Hong Kong bay, the immensely tall sky-scrapers that make up the main residential area and bay itself full of enormous ships. The …