Princess Ida Production Blog: Day 2

Day two consisted of the chorus working with the assistant conductor and the principals working with the music director. I sat in with the choral conductor. Boy was I impressed. He presented himself professionally and with a great knowledge of the score. He went over the notes he took yesterday and the tempos that the musical director will take during the show. It went rather smoothly, except at parts where the dividing of the vocal lines became hard even for me to decipher. At least the singers can learn each other's parts to strengthen their own.

The patter songs were a challenge at the beginning, but the singers managed to take them on with eagerness. And once they got it, they sounded amazing.

I have high hopes come show time. Tomorrow, the day of the blocking commences.