Three days ago I had my first rehearsal for Carmen.
I hadn't realised how much I had missed the rehearsal room until I walked in and felt right at home. It had been about 4 months since I last worked in the theater and I think that break has really renewed my energy and drive.
As Moralés, my scene is at the beginning of the Opera and after a read through of the dialogue the Director got straight in and blocked my scene. Its not a huge scene or a huge character but I am enjoying playing it none the less and I do have some lovely phrases to sing.
The following day they added the Chorus gentlemen to the scene and it felt really surreal to be amongst them. It felt like I was dreaming that I was back in the OA chorus again - but for some reason everyone was speaking German! Witnessing their banter and camaraderie made me realise how much I will miss my friends from the chorus.
It is a fairly International cast with Principal artists from Israel, Spain, Netherlands, Australia(me) and of course Germany. The director conducts most of the rehearsal in German but then will translate if anyone didn't understand. I find that I understand most of what is said to me but every now and again a word pops up that I need to ask about.
It is 2 weeks till opening night and I can't wait!
