Part 1
The recording opens with Ash playing a full recording of Di quella pira, for the tenors and basses to follow, especially for fast tempo. This was followed by a discussion of seating arrangements for the voices, which will be used in performance.
5:53 - rehearse "Alarmi" (Di quella pira), preceded by a warmup; "Alarmi" rehearsal starts at 7:45.
18:19 - Sopranos and altos come in and settle down while the men rehearse "Alarmi" a couple more times, with the recording.
21:30 - Instructions for the weekend and discussion of seating arrangements in the 2 rows for the weekend. Announcements about the weekend from Sara Vreeland and Ash.
31:13 - Warmups
37:10 - Run "Toreador" (Votre Toast), starting with Sylvie speaking the text in French for pronunciation and the chorus repeating it. Music starts at 40:43.
50:06 - Run "Libiamo" (Brindisi)
1:05:59 - Sectionals. This would be the tenors and basses in the main hall. Altos and sopranos weren't recorded. We were all told to review "Toreador" but focus on "Libiamo."
1:25:35 - Sectionals called back to the main room.
1:26:16 - Played a full recording of "Libiamo" to sing along with, twice.
1:33:22 - Announcements and break.
Filesize: 124 MB
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Part 2
We ran the whole concert in performance order. Since you all have the performance order (from Ash, at the beginning of this recording), I didn't identify the beginning of each piece. I'm sure you can find them.
Filesize: 56.1 MB
