Rehearsal Diary 10: Agonizing over a lovely costume!? A nun, currently struggling

Yesterday was the dress rehearsal for Suor Angelica!

It was finally a rehearsal wearing the actual nun's habit for the performance.
This was more 'convenient' than I imagined... how should I put it, being able to hide various things is the best (lol).

Dressed all in black, it's truly a serious Halloween costume.
There's almost no chance to wear it in daily life, but it's comfortable and I've grown quite fond of it.
During rehearsals, I looked in the mirror many times and asked myself, '...do I kind of look good in this...?'

After the run-through, I received comments from the director, Mr. Oshima, and we went back to rehearse the specified sections.
Working with Mr. Oshima is something I haven't done since my opera training class in my fourth year of music college... it's been over 10 years!
It felt nostalgic, and I felt a renewed sense of gratitude that I've been able to continue performing on stage since those days.

And, on the way home after rehearsal.

While waiting for the train, I casually said, 'The long weekend is over, so it's crowded, isn't it~,' and
the teacher looked at me with a puzzled expression...
He quickly took his planner out of his bag and said calmly,

'We are still in the middle of Golden Week, you know? It goes until the 7th.'

......I had entered 'rehearsal mode' so completely that the concept of a calendar had vanished.

Moreover,

'Why is my husband at home?'
'He worked during the long weekend, so is it a compensatory day off?'

When I told him I had been thinking things like that, the teacher laughed too.


For Angelica, only today's gala concert rehearsal and the run-through on the 8th remain.
For 'The Marquise of Sade,' which I am also appearing in, only today's dress rehearsal (the same day as Angelica) and the final check the day before the performance remain.

When it started, I was flustered, thinking 'This is going to be tough!', but
now that I can see the end... it makes me feel lonely.

Facing each work, overcoming it, and finally letting it go with a 'thank you'.
Being able to spend time like that is the real thrill of standing on stage.

One more push!
I will focus on the stage in front of me and clear each thing carefully.


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