Category Archives: Rome, Italy

Goodbye (for now) Rome! First of all, sorry for not having posted sooner, but the Internet connection in the hotels around here is DODGY! Which is to be expected I guess if you are only paying one euro for limitless … Continue reading →

This is a quick post just to mention how I have grown to enjoy Verdi’s Falstaff.  After an exciting two nights of rehearsal and performances of Falstaff, I thought I would quickly mention we are performing the entire opera for … Continue reading →

Quick note to say we’re all still buzzing from a great concert last night – Starting with Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony (I was on piccolo/ottavino) followed by Mozart duets from Le Nozze di Figaro and Il Magico Flauto, and ending with … Continue reading →

So we had our first chamber orchestra rehearsal last night and it was hectic! Sightreading some suites from Don Giovanni (Mozart), followed by L’Elisir D’Amore (Donizetti) and finishing with a rehearsal of Die Zauberflote (Mozart).  Everything went really well for … Continue reading →

Hello to everyone from Italy! I have now been in Italy for a week – visiting family in Pordenone.  I have already seen so much – Trieste, Cortina, The Dolomite mountains and driven a boat around the lake in Austria!! … Continue reading →