Tuesday was a day like any other day. I had German; a voice lesson then was up in the library for a while. There I fell asleep on the floor for about half an hour having been tired after a late night at the opera.
Lunch was some sort of Wurst in a chili type broth. Then we had a fun master class. This class was for the two student pianists/accompanists that are here than for the singers. The woman conducting the class is a professor at the Mozarteum, the university in Salzburg. She’s originally from Sweden and is married to an American that did one of our master classes earlier. She was quite amusing to watch. At times she reminded me of Mrs. Ventiquattro, my 8th grade math teacher. She would jump up and down all over the room and clap her hands to keep our energy going (class was right after lunch). In the master class, she did much the same thing clapping loudly, stomping, and jumping up and down. It was quite effective.
After the class, I headed home for dinner with the family. I read for a little while, while dinner was prepared. I may have fallen asleep for a short time as well. Martin put both girls to bed, then Martina, Martin, and I had dinner out in the garden. We enjoyed one of the last nice evenings Salzburg will for the summer.
As tired as I was, I called it an early night after dinner.
Today, it’s sunny for the moment. We’re supposed to be getting rain this afternoon/evening. Instead of a master class after lunch, we’re having a talk/ Q&A with alum of the program whom is currently starting a career.
It was a really good talk. Asking many good questions about how he got started and an introductory look into the German Opera system.
Tonight I am going to see Jedermann (Everyman). It is a play that has been put on every year since the start of the Salzburg Festival. The theater is really small and tickets are really hard to get. Our seats are in the last row, and the cheapest and they still cost 50 Euros. It should be a lot of fun. I’ve heard its good from those that have gone already, but it is in German. Many get really dressed up to see this. It’s fun to go to the events with all the paparazzi out taking pictures.
Last night one of the girls managed to get a ticket to opening night of Romeo et Juliette. She stood outside the festival house holding a sign that said, in German, I am a music student and would like a ticket. One man had two tickets, his wife was sick and he was planning to sell his ticket for the full price, but saw her and gave it to her for 50 Euros (originally a 250 Euro ticket). It’s tempting… I would love to see that production of Romeo et Juliette by Gounod.
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