Klarinet Archive - Posting 000948.txt from 1998/02

From: HatNYC62@-----.com
Subj: Ring
Date: Fri, 27 Feb 1998 10:38:01 -0500

>>So this is going to be pretty intense....I'm wondering if anyone else out

there has ever done a full run of the Ring (we're actually doing it twice,

each over the span of a week) and what advice or info I can get. <<

Hey Jackie,

Congrats on doing the Ring. I am totally jealous. I haven't done it myself
(although I saw the whole Ring at the Met last year). I did do a run of
Parsifal about 10 years ago in Italy. My suggestions? Get a cushion for your
butt and make sure you pee before each act! And be ready to count many
hundreds of bars of rest. It should be a life-changing experience, if it's
done well. Make sure we get a full report. . .