Who needs sleep?
Well... I do really. However, it doesn't look like it's going to happen tonight. I just got home from rehearsal a little while ago, my brain is all wound up, and I have to be at Starfucks in four hours. I'd just say screw it and stay up all night if I didn't also have a much more important rehearsal tomorrow night. Gar!
I really love being out riding at night when there's nobody around. It's so still and quiet. All these streets that are usually full of people and cars hustling and bustling are empty, except for me just cruising along. It's similar first thing in the morning, but I'm not always as open to taking it all in before dawn. Being alone in a car on the same road at the same time simply doesn't compare.
On that note, I miss having a car sometimes (my car, especially), but most of the time lately I really don't. Sure, it can be terribly annoying when you need to do things that require a car to have to wait for someone who has one (mainly, my wife and mother-in-law) to be able to let you use theirs. However, the joy I get out of riding everywhere and taking the train, the extra time I need to allot and then have to spare, and all the other things that go along with having to find alternate ways to get somewhere, makes me feel kind of lucky.
The show I'm in right now is Les Contes d'Hoffmann with Boston Lyric Opera. I am playing Spalanzani and Andres, and I'm actually not even doing the least little bit of chorus. This is by far the largest role I've played at this level. I can't wait to be singing with an orchestra underneath me, standing by myself onstage in front of 1500 people. I know it's expensive (and three hours... and in French), but I would love anyone and everyone to come see it. It runs November 7-18 at the Shubert Theater in Boston. All the information is on the website at www.blo.org. The music is fabulous, too.
Alright, now I'm a little tired.
I really love being out riding at night when there's nobody around. It's so still and quiet. All these streets that are usually full of people and cars hustling and bustling are empty, except for me just cruising along. It's similar first thing in the morning, but I'm not always as open to taking it all in before dawn. Being alone in a car on the same road at the same time simply doesn't compare.
On that note, I miss having a car sometimes (my car, especially), but most of the time lately I really don't. Sure, it can be terribly annoying when you need to do things that require a car to have to wait for someone who has one (mainly, my wife and mother-in-law) to be able to let you use theirs. However, the joy I get out of riding everywhere and taking the train, the extra time I need to allot and then have to spare, and all the other things that go along with having to find alternate ways to get somewhere, makes me feel kind of lucky.
The show I'm in right now is Les Contes d'Hoffmann with Boston Lyric Opera. I am playing Spalanzani and Andres, and I'm actually not even doing the least little bit of chorus. This is by far the largest role I've played at this level. I can't wait to be singing with an orchestra underneath me, standing by myself onstage in front of 1500 people. I know it's expensive (and three hours... and in French), but I would love anyone and everyone to come see it. It runs November 7-18 at the Shubert Theater in Boston. All the information is on the website at www.blo.org. The music is fabulous, too.
Alright, now I'm a little tired.