posted Feb 8, 2018, 1:17 PM by Eric Peterson
As threatened, I'm playing in the orchestra for productions of two fascinating works.
March 9th-11th, Utopia Opera presents Stephen Sondheim's Passion. I was lucky enough to see this unusual work in its original Broadway run with its original stars, especially the amazing (and hitherto-unknown) Donny Murphy. It's not my favorite Sondheim, but I can't really say I know it with any depth; I pursued this gig in part to force myself to really get to know it. March 17-31, Blue Hill Troupe presents Gilbert & Sullivan's The Yeomen of the Guard. I'm very excited about this for several reasons. First, Yeomen is an amazing score, the most operatic (and saddest) of the G&S canon. Second, I'm a former Trouper : my first show with them was their last production of Yeomen in 2007 (I was in the chorus). Third, they're introducing a new chamber orchestration, which means that I'll probably have a lot more to do than the full orchestration's two horns usually do. Nobody likes to see TACET in their book; I suspect there will be very few. After that, we have the NY G&S Society concert Patience in May - more on that later! |
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