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Why? Because this is a complicated business, and that’s a good thing. Because it rarely helps. Because I love to solve problems, and having more of them just keeps me out of trouble. Because this blog isn’t exactly anonymous. Because what we do is so cool that if there weren’t things to whine about, it

So much to report, but the week has flown by at such a dizzying clip that there’s been no time to post. A blurry succession of 15-hour days. Not without their challenges. This is what I get for boasting that we were over the hump. Halfway through the summer calendar maybe, but, as I’ve been

Tough to do improv opera with only animals and mythical creatures! Large number of very wee folk in the woods today, and they seemed to love that we relied heavily on physical humor:) Once upon a time in a cave, a penguin and a troll danced every day until a dragon came along and breathed

Words to live by. If you’ve studied improvisation, you will recognize this basic building block. Just accept whatever is thrown at you – by your stage partner, your family, your job, the gods – then say “Yes. And…” For some people the challenge is “Yes.” As someone who never learned to say “No”, I find

Tell us what you think. Wolf Trap Opera Company’s 2006 patron survey is now online. Our administrative intern developed the questionnaire, and she’ll be compiling results and filing a report as part of an internship project for her Music and Public Policy major. Click here to open the survey. Your comments may find your way

Moving on without a backward glance. (“Don’t Look Back!” Words to live by…. Second only to the supertitle translation for the B section of Ascalax’s aria in the Underworld: “Constant torture is better than false hope.”) Le Comte Ory has one more week of rehearsal before we move into the theatre. I spied the following

What all fashionable denizens of the Underworld are wearing these days. Front: Back Friday, 6/23/069:15am: EmailsCalm, reassuringly boring start to the day, spent answering correspondence. What did we do before we had email? Did we talk to people on the phone? Did we remember any of what we said? 11:15am: Costume load-inCostume rentals for Figaro

Not going to go into great depth about Orpheus press. Go to this explanation in last summer’s blog if you want to know why. I couldn’t resist this photo, though, from the front page of yesterday’s DC Examiner. Happily about as far from a typical Arts & Culture hit as you can get:) If you

Many things that seem like good ideas in February end up defeating us in June. I am a pro at overextending myself, and I occasionally unwisely foist that tendency on my work. The end of last week juxtaposed the opening of Orpheus, the kickoff of rehearsals for Comte Ory, and the first site visit of

Absolutely no time to write these last few days. Exhaustion setting in. I’m still young but I’m way too old to keep these kinds of hours:) I’ll resurface after tomorrow’s opening. Meanwhile, a photo gallery from last night’s dress rehearsal. All photos credit Carol Pratt 2006.