Hello all! Since I'm officially on vacation now, I figured
I'd give Chad a break from writing the
blog and take a turn myself. It was quite an eventful week, and a very nice way
to end my season! The opening of "Les Contes d'Hoffmann" went very
well, and I didn't even forget my choreography. As some of you may remember,
I've sung the role of Olympia in Frankfurt before, and I had to do a rather
involved dance, based on Beyoncé's "Single Ladies" dance. I must say,
it was rather nice to only have to move my upper body in this production! For
the show in Munich, I stood behind a table which hid my legs, and my skirt was
spread over it, and there were puppet legs peeking out of the skirt. This meant
that a puppeteer had to sit right behind me (almost under me!) and reach
through my own legs to control the puppet legs. Quite a tight fit, but we
became friends right away, and everything worked very well! I wish I had a
video of it, because I think the effect is very funny. Sometimes it's great to
have the role that makes the audience laugh, even though I do love making
people cry. Ha!
Brenda as Olympia.
Brenda as Olympia sneezing.
A view of the Bavarian State Opera.
The day after the show, Chad and I went to a great museum
called the Neues Pinakothek. This museum housed works from the 1700s to the
early 1900s. It was a rainy day - so, perfect weather to stroll through a
museum! We saw some famous works of art by Monet, Renoir, Cézanne, Rodin, and
also Van Gogh, including this beautiful painting!
Chad enjoying art.
On Saturday, we experienced one of nature's greatest
beauties: the Alps! We took a two hour train ride to Mittenwald, which is very
close to the Austrian border. Once there, I somehow convinced Chad to take a
cable car up the very steep slope to the top of the mountain. The weather
wasn't great, but we still got some amazing views. There was also a restaurant
at the top, so of course we had to try the local beer and cheese!
Brenda in the cable car that took us up to the top of the mountain.
The view from the top.
Mittenwald
Sunday was pretty quiet, and my thoughts were with my twin,
Drew, who was participating in the sprint triathlon that we were supposed to do
together. She absolutely ROCKED it! For those of you who don't know, the
distances were: .5 miles of swimming, 12 miles of biking, and 3.1 miles of
running. She finished all that in just over 1 hour and 30 minutes! I'm
impressed.
Yesterday was my last performance of the season, and it
turned out to be quite memorable! Of course I enjoyed being onstage as I always
do, but during the intermission I got to meet the chancellor of Germany, Angela
Merkel, who was attending the performance! There is a picture of us together,
but apparently I'm not allowed to publicly share it! It's pretty priceless
though: I look like a character from a Disney movie in my costume, and next to
me there's one of the most powerful politicians in the world. Life is pretty
crazy.
2 comments:
VERY COOL!
VERY COOL!
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