I finished stage managing my first opera
almost two weeks ago. I learned so much. Not surprisingly,
not much of it was directly related to opera. I struggled with how to share it all. After hours of typing and deleting I figured it out. I can’t write about it. Rather, I can’t write
in-depth about it. Too much of the story
isn't solely mine, too much of the story isn't over….there’s just too much.
So, I narrowed it down to twenty truths that stand out.
- First impressions matter. Boots make a good first impression.
- It is possible to learn to read music in twenty-one days.
- Coffee. I’m totally adding a coffee pot to my SM kit. For me. Not the cast. me.
- Don’t trust what anyone says to you. Get it in writing. Save every text and email.
- Italian isn't too terribly different from Spanish and French.
- Men can, in fact, be grouped into categories based on their vocal range. Me? I seem to prefer baritones.
- Saturday morning rehearsals are stupid.
- Staying out late before the aforementioned Saturday morning - just as stupid. But completely worth it.
- Everyone has a line. Know where yours is and be prepared to defend it.
- No feedback is just that, no feedback. No feedback isn't an indicator that you’re doing a great job or a piss-poor job. It’s just silence.
- New is not always scary.
- Treat them like lemmings, and they will act like lemmings.
- Needing a protector? Blows. Having someone want to be the protector? Awesome.
- People are nosy and gossipy.
- It’s okay to call a woman a girl but call a man a boy and he’s not a happy man.
- What “they” think? Not important. The truth? Important. Happiness? Important.
- The same words spoken from two different people – two completely different feelings.
- Crude is not impressive. Ever.
- Trust is hard. Trust is scary. Trust is necessary.
- There is still only one who can make me blush like that. and he knows it.
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