Oops

I can't get my usual AOL screen here in the UK for some reason so I always have to sign in through explorer, and I forgot my pass word for this blog until today.. sorry for the long break..
Have been busy with rehearsal-galore for my show... first night tomorrow at 7pm UK time. cross your fingers for me. I am pretty happy but my eye has been twitching for the past 5 days now, a most annoying thing (it goes away only at the gym or while on stage!).
Now that I can remember my pass word again, I will continue blogging after Tuesday. cheers :)

wowee!

The past week was spent on staging. I am so deeply impressed with my cast, with the musical detail and with the genius concept of the director, I can't actually SLEEP!
Some of us have done this role hundreds of times, (for me it's probably within the dozens of Nozze's I have preformed with something between 6 to 10 productions, I am not sure), yet we all feel that we are encountering this opera for the very first time.
It is not the silly comedy anymore,that is often done on stages all over the world; It is a REAL drama, with real people and real tragedy in it.
If you haven't heard any of the singers in my cast, I URGE you to try and do so when you get a chance. I have no words to describe the talent, (and oh, beauty!!!) of these gifted artists. Best thing though; come over!

Goodbyes

Last night we waved 2005 goodbye from my director's beautiful house in Islington.
I thought I was in for a pretty wild party but at the end it was a calm, civilized evening amongst friends. it contained a number of pretty interesting characters and lots of good food and wine. We hit the pillow back home at around 5 in the morning and at 5 in the afternoon, my fantastic time with Peter was temporarily over as he is flying back to the States for a few gigs of his own.
We left most of his stuff here;(that's an old trick of ours to soothe the pain of distance);his suit, shoes, toothbrush, socks and underwear, a few sweaters and some laundry to be washed.
We do that so we at least can live within each other's real physical memory until we return.
But even with all that done, I still can only feel devastated by his departure.
I miss him already.