Rudolf Dernierenwochenende, 21. - 24. Januar 2010, Wien - Teil 2

[elibecca]

Good Night, sweet prince...

Gemischte Gefühle begleiteten mich auf meinen Weg zur Derniere - ich verspürte fast so etwas wie Angst...

Nicht nur, weil ich genau wußte, wie sehr ich Rudolf vermissen würde, sondern auch weil mir nicht wohl war im Hinblick auf die Dernierengags. Vielleicht war mir Rudolf zu sehr ans Herz gewachsen, vielleicht war ich

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[rabekriegerin]

"Seine Stimme hat wirklich eine ganz außergewöhnliche, einmalige Klangfarbe, die mich von Anfang an mitten ins Herz getroffen hat, und mit der er scheinbar so spielend leicht die ganze Palette der Gefühle auszudrücken vermag."

So very true.

Thanks for the catalog of all the "changes" to the show! I got a laugh out of the bit about the fire in the newspaper office (hee!).

Your sentiments about Rudolf particularly struck home to me. I feel the same way. I am amazed by how deeply the show affected me, and how much it has come to mean to me. I feel like because I saw it, it has created a whole new side to me - or put me in touch with a side that I hadn't previously known was there.

It was very difficult for me to say goodbye, and we had only the briefest of meetings. I cannot say HOW happy I am that a DVD was released.

I agree that ,,wie jeder" was Drew's strongest, most powerful song. It still has the power to enchant me, to turn my head, to stop me from doing or thinking anything else. Drew sings it with such depth and passion. I do not know how he gets so deeply into Rudolf's mind every night, and then walks off the stage and is himself again... amazing.

[elibecca]

A friend of mine lately said that saying Goodbye to Rudolf (and the cast) was so difficult and so painful because Rudolf wasn't "only" a musical for the most of us but it became part of our life. And she is right. Looking back Rudolf changed a lot for me - not only my most favourite singer but also my approach to musical in general. I got in touch with so many of the cast members and was so deeply into the story like I have never been before. And Rudolf also taught me some lessons for life besides of it's wonderful music...

The question "How can you let lose of Rudolf so fast after the show" also bothered us very much last year so that we finally just asked Drew. His reply was that walking home (they are not living too far from the theater) helps a lot. But sometimes there are days when he returns home with a feeling of "Fuck, I don't wanna be sad any more" but I am... And according to Drew it's always Ann who "knows" and just embraces him so long 'till the sadness is leaving...

Isn't this a wonderful story? And it's amazing: Every time Drew's talking of Ann you could just hear how much he loves her. Because his voice is changing instantly - going softer and tender.