Das dankt dann alle Kreatur
Das dankt dann alle Kreatur
was all' da blübt und bald erstirbt,
da die entsündigte Natur
heut ihren Unschuldstag erwirbt.
Daarvoor dankt heel de schepping
al wat daar bloeit en spoedig sterft,
daar de ontzondigde natuur
haar dag der onschuld thans verwerft.
This is our text... yes, we also have some text !!! BUT luckily we don't have to sing it, only playback it.
Yesterday evening we had our first rehearsal in the theatre of De Munt itself. For me it was a special moment when the fire screen rose and I got the first view of the theatre. The view of this wonder theatre is totally different when you are on stage (much more beautiful than the view you have when sitting in the theatre itself).
The rehearsal itself went well, still a lot of work to do. The chorus joined us, which brought even more people on the stage, it is becoming very crowded over there.
I learned that a job as opera singer can be very painful (poor Parsifal, I hope they can solve this problem so he will be in a more comfortable position, hanging above our heads), but also very frustrating (poor Amfortas, having to wait 3 hours for only singing "wehe - wehe" and being stopped because time is on...).
No, singing in an opera is not as glamorous as it seems. I think I will keep my job as accountant (although this can be also frustrating and sometimes even painful ...).
