I'm singing in the clouds...literally

Old Sugarbush Ski House, built in 1958.

 





  I am now in Waitsfield, VT, singing at the Green Mountain Opera Festival. It is wonderful here; great people, great place, and great music.We are rehearsing at the Sugarbush Ski Resort at top of the mountain. For the past few days it has been cloudy and rainy...literally surrounded by clouds.

     I'm very fortunate to be here. The caliber of singers is outstanding and the best part is that we all get along :) Both the artistic director, Taras Kulish, and the emerging artist director, Bruce Stasyna, brought in a splendid group of singers.
     Last week we had a "sing in" at the Round Barn Farm Inn. I was blown away by all the singers. I have never been around such a large group of singers where everybody is so gifted and such fine artists. We raise the bar for each other. Both, La Boheme and Don Pasquale will be excellent shows.

     Warren and Waitsfield are beautiful towns, perfect if you like riding your bike. There are lots of hills and riding on route 100 is not for the faint of heart, so bike carefully! Nevertheless, I always ride my bike to the store, about 12 miles total. A few hills here and there on the way there...they are keeping me in good shape. Did anybody say tacos? Yes, there is a great taco house called The Mad Taco. They have the best burrito I ever had, the "wet burrito." It's a burrito covered in their homemade sauce, so it's a crossover with a chimichanga-out of this world!
     One last thing. The costume shop. I've never seen a better located costume shop. This one is in the basement of a beautiful farm house, overlooking fields and gracing cows. Needless to say, the costume ladies are some of the happiest I've ever seen!