Final incarnation of Carmina Burana on Sunday, this time at the Royal Shakespeare Theatre in Stratford-upon-Avon. Both performances went generally well though there were more Ragazzi than I was expecting - about 300 in fact - so inevitably it was more about them. It was interesting being a stray singer in what I imagine is a dream venue for most ( Read more... )

I stressed a lot to various friends and relatives about how unsuitable I felt myself to be for this piece: they dutifully ralleyed round and said I'd be fine, and (naturally) in the end both concerts went really well. My dad tried to encourage me by pointing out that a particular Eminent Bass would be singing the solos, which rather backfired as it ( Read more... )