Good morning! I woke up to an empty apartment this morning because Brenda had to get up early ("early" being a relative term, of course) to go to her final rehearsal of Die Ägyptische Helena. It's a tricky piece musically, and there haven't been many rehearsals (did I mention that we got back to Frankfurt three days ago?), so I hope it's going well. The opera is being performed in concert, which means that the singers will be standing on stage in formal attire and they'll have their music in front of them. In fact, Brenda bought a beautiful green dress yesterday for the performance. I'll try to get a picture to show you next week.
Our last several days in Hamburg were very nice. A good friend of my family was in town on business, and we really enjoyed seeing him. Also, Brenda's last two performances of Die Entführung aus dem Serail went very well. She was in great voice.
So now we're back in Frankfurt, and it's great to be home. Our time here, however, is limited. We go to Berlin next week so Brenda can start rehearsals for a new production of Ariadne auf Naxos.
Being on the road so much makes doing everyday things tricky. Like checking our mail, for instance. Whenever we get back home, we usually have a big pile to sort through. Also, scheduling a dental appointment can be a challenge unless we want to have a dentist in every city Brenda works in. I planned ahead this time and made appointments for us at a dentist's office just around the corner from our apartment. Our appointments were yesterday, and they went very well. The dentist discovered a cavity in one of my teeth, although not in Brenda's (lucky!), and she filled it right then and there. She offered to fill it without using novocaine, which I agreed to since I survived that experience once before in Germany. It was easier this time, probably because I knew what to expect, but it still wasn't exactly pleasant.
The vines on our balcony are in full bloom at the moment.
Beware the bees!
Brenda got some exciting news the other day. Her recording of Offenbach's Fantasio was awarded best complete opera recording at the International Opera Awards. In other news, Oper Frankfurt announced its 2015/2016 season yesterday, which you can check out on the Oper Frankfurt website if you're interested. In Frankfurt next season, Brenda will be singing the title role in Lucia di Lammermoor, Cleopatra in Giulio Cesare, Lauretta in Gianni Schicchi, and a recital.
I hope you all have a great week, and we'll talk to you next Tuesday!
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