back to Austria

Hey all! Things have quieted down since Drew left last week. (By the way, if you haven't had a chance to read Drew's blog post yet, it's a great one!) Brenda has had two performances since then and is getting ready for another one tomorrow. Her cold has been lingering, but it seems like she may finally be feeling normal again. That should make the shows more fun for her.

With Brenda not in rehearsal (for the most part) and me finished with law school we're getting to enjoy a lot of time together. In addition to having a lot of fun, we've been working on projects that have been on the back burner for a while like updating Brenda's website (http://www.brendarae.com). We've made some major changes already and plan on making some more in the coming weeks. Feel free to check it out, and if you have any thoughts about how we could improve it further, please let us know. Other than the that, Brenda is also working on her repertoire for Santa Fe Opera this summer. It's hard to believe that we'll be headed back to Santa Fe in just three and a half weeks.

Brenda and I are looking forward to going to Austria early next week to visit our friend, Andreas. You may remember him from a post I wrote in March after he visited us in London. We get to see him in Frankfurt fairly often but this will be our first time visiting him in Austria. He mentioned something about hiking boots so I'm guessing we'll be climbing some Austria mountains. I should try to get into shape before then.

Before I sign off I wanted to let you know that Oper Frankfurt released a short video that advertises the opera that Brenda is in right now. The video gives you a nice feel for the production and you get see (and hear) Brenda. If you'd like to check it out, you can do so here.

I hope you all have a wonderful week, and we'll talk to you next Tuesday (or maybe Wednesday :-))!