I had a wonderfully long weekend in Boston, this past Thursday through Sunday.It started off with a nice 1st class flight to Boston on American Airlines Wednesday evening. Kat Von D. was right next to me as we were all herded through security. The flight was pleasant for a red eye, although once you go 1st class you can't go back.
Upon arrival I got to watch the tech rehearsal and dress rehearsal for Evan Ziporyn's new opera "A House In Bali", directed by Jay Scheib, with renown musicians Bang On A Can and a 16-piece Balinese Gamelan ensemble from Bali. It was a really impressive opera, that I would watch the premieres of the following 2 evenings.
After that first night's rehearsals I went to a delicious fine seafood dinner with Timur in the theater district. I had a platter of fresh calamari, oysters and cod with tomato ratotuille. That was the begining of the delicious food my weekend. Every performance was followed by a reception or after party. On saturday, my younger brother Michael, took the train from Brown University to visit. We ate an Indian lunch in Harvard square and after a visit to the Natural History museum, we had nutella and strawberry crepes for desset.
The weather was gently cool (although it felt very dramatic compared to LA.) Boston is just a beautiful city and incredibly inspiring.More about the opera:
A House in Bali is a new opera by Evan Ziporyn with libretto by Paul Schick based on a memoir by Colin McPhee. is stunning, multi-media spectacle brings together the finest ensembles of east and west: a 16-piece Balinese gamelan directed by the dynamic Dewa Ketut Alit, the Bang on a Can All-Stars, Balinese choreography by the enchanting Kadek Dewi Aryani, wayang shadow puppets, and high-tech projections converge, pushing all boundaries of theatrical innovation.
A House in Bali features some of the finest operatic and Balinese voices working today: Anne Harley, Marc Molomot, Timur Bekbosunov as well as the legendary Nyoman Catra and Desak Made Suarti Laksmi and - making his operatic debut - Nyoman Triyana Usadhi.
aha, sounds like you had a nice visit, and you got to see the opera twice - lucky you! ;)
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