June 26 - Stage I
Fourth rehearsal of
Alma Maria Schindler Mahler Gropius Werfel, Op. 232, as part of Fresh Voices XVI: Memories and Desires (8:15pm, Fridays / Saturdays, August 12-13, 26-27, Lesher Center for the Arts, Walnut Creek, CA), and we sing and walk out the staging from
I. 1879 - Anna Sofie Bergen --
through
VI. 1884 -
Emil Jakob Schindler
XIV. 1892 -
Sylt,
XXV. 1903 -
Gerhart Hauptmann / Hans Pfitzner /
Pauline Strauss / Karl Goldmark / Gustave Charpentier
XXVI. 1904 -
Anna Justine "Gucki" ("Peek") Mahler / Ossip Gabrilowitsch
XXVII. 1905 -
Felix Muhr / Gustav Mahler --
to XXIX - 1907
New York / Caruso / Sibelius / Stravinsky / Maria Anna, and XXX - 1908 Toblach...
Thereafter,
second press photo session with Tom,
for
Christa
as
Alma Maria Schindler Mahler
Gropius.
Return
to
continued
Alma staging designs (LI-LII)
and
instrumental parts (XXVI), on this 107th flaming day of summer, high the hottest of the year thus far: 103 (surpassing by 1 June 3 -- 52 / 25 / 5 Days at 80 / 90 / 100-or-beyod -- 101 in Pleasant Hill)...