Brenda has had two performances since I wrote to you last. There was some excitement at the show yesterday because of some transportation issues. Apparently a water main broke at a train station between London and Lewes which caused train delays. Some of Brenda's cast members live in London and commute to Glyndebourne on performance days. All of the performers did eventually make it, although one of the main soloists arrived 15 minutes after the show began. For those first 15 minutes his cover, well, covered for him and the show went on. You just never know what's going to happen in live theater.
And speaking of live theater, Brenda and I went to the Lion King in London last week. We were both way over dressed - I was wearing a suit and Brenda looked gorgeous in a new brown dress - as the vast majority of the audience was in jeans. The musical was quite the spectacle and we both enjoyed it. Afterwards we went to a surprisingly satisfying Italian restaurant nearby that had opera playing in the background. Believe me when I tell you, it is very difficult for two opera singers to have an uninterrupted conversation when there are opera arias playing in the background. Every time a new aria would come on we would stop what we were doing and start trying to figure out which aria it was and who was singing it.
This week, Brenda is spending much of her non-performance time learning music for upcoming performances. I am spending the week getting things ready for classes which will begin in less than two weeks. I am also still getting over a little jet-lag, so I should end this here and go to bed. I hope you all have a great week and I'll talk to you next Tuesday!
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