Maybe I should have said that my biggest disappoint was that I was unwell and in pain most of Saturday. My pain left me without much sleep in the night, I woke up every hour several time an hour.
Already at Gardermoen did I feel unwell. But going back would still mean traveling for some hours so I thought it can't be that bad. I can manage. Of course, I can manage pain and traveling at the same time. I did not feel like vomiting then so I thought it would be OK. My 7 hrs with bus to Gardermoen had gone smoothly and now I had a plane to catch. It really was not that bad. On Munich Airport I felt that I had made the wrong decision. But the tomato soup at the Sportsbar was manna from Heaven and I could rest. After almost an hour resting I took S-Bahn to Marienplatz and 1330 I was in Hotel an der Oper and could relax in my hotel room. Great bed. I rested a few hours. In my sleep I had no pain. But then I needed something like dinner before the opera started 1800. The restaurants that carried food I believe my stomach can tolerate was closed, the heavy Bavarian restaurant open. So I went to BurgerKing to get a Chickenburger Menu. I could not eat the burger, I had some of the chips and I drank my Coke light. But that was no meal. Tomato soup would had been heaven for me. But no...
I certainly was not well when I came to the Bayerische Staatsoper for Carmen. But I had come so far. I could not go back now. I knew the Staatsoper production was beautiful and Carmen was Nancy Fabiola Herrera so what more did I need to make me go there.
2013-02-02 Carmen (G. Bizet),
Bayerische Staatsoper (Munich)
Carmen = Nancy Fabiola Herrera
Don José = Thiago Arancam
Escamillo = Vitaliy Bilyy
Micaëla = Aga Mikolaj
Zuniga = Tareq Nazmi
Moralès = Andrea Borghini
Dancairo = Alexander Kaimbacher
Remendado = Kevin Conners
Frasquita = Eri Nakamura
Mercédès = Julia Faylenbogen
Asher Fisch, conductor
Nach einer Produktion von Lina Wertmüller
Chöre - Sören Eckhoff
Bühne und Kostüme - Enrico Job
Licht - Franco Marri
Nationaltheater
Thiago Arancam has won 3 Prizes of Operalia 2008 and audience in Munich loved him, just like the audience in Stockholm did. For me he does not have a great voice. Once he can sing all notes free and unguarded then I might like him. The way he sang ruined the flower aria for me, I could not wait for it to stop. The duet in the end was much better. He seemed freer and I could enjoy some if his notes.
Nancy Fabiola Herrera is the Carmen of our times. I have heard more exciting singing but she makes CARMEN totally Spanish. And I just love her interpretation. I just want to shout Viva España!! Viva Nancy!! BRAVA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Vitaliy Bilyy was superb as Escamillo. His looks, singing and acting was superb! It seems to be hard to find a great Escamillo these times. But now he is found and the perfect Ecamillo is Vitaliy Bilyy!!!!!! BRAVO!
Aga Mikolaj was Micaela. Her French was not that good (like Arancam whose French was...), but all could be forgotten. She was a marvellous Micaela. BRAVA!!
Lovely production!! What a CARMEN, Nancy Fabio Herrera!!!
No pause between act 1 and act 2. There should always be pause between act 1 and 2, and between act 2 and 3 in CARMEN. My only fault with Bayerische Staatsoper. After choosing Thiago Arancam as Don Jose. And it was almost impossible to get out after the opera.
Had I been well then I would have stood waiting at the stage door. But I hasted to my hotel in the belief that IL TENORE would be open and I could just simply eat my pizza and then go to sleep. After a perfect (or so) Carmen that would have been the perfect end. But... I was DISAPPOINTED. And hurt. I had to lay down in my bed just to find the strength to go out. I felt really ill. But I only had me. I did not feel like trying all those restaurant. So I went to McDonald's, I ordered a Chickenburger and a big Cola light. The man in the reception seemed to snicker to me. I know you can't see I am ill when I am ill but still able to stand and go. But still... It hurts. I simply could not eat the burger, I was too ill. The cola light was a life saver during the night when I though I might vomit and I woke up too many time to even count. But I slept 10 minutes here and there. My mouth was often almost to dry for me even to take a sip. I was very lucky, at 0730 when I stood up I still hadn't vomited and I felt much better.
Sunday was then day to travel home. But I was much better. Even if still sometimes when I walked pain would just wash over me. I walked slowly but steadily. From Marienplatz I took S1 instead of S8 (that I had taken the day before). It travels in another direction but ends in the Airport. Suddenly they announce that the train is not going to the Airport but to Freising. So it was not enough for passengers to go back in the train but it seems the whole train was going to Freising not just the front part. So there we were waiting at Neufahrn. It was snowing and cold. Finally our train came. But I was much better so it did not bother me too much. Then we arrive the airport. Security check and soon I could enjoy my tomato soup at Dallmayers before my flight. I did not mind that it was delayed but staying in a too hot plane waiting was bad. Finally we could leave Munich behind and soon it was Oslo Airport Gardermoen. I managed to book my flight home while taking the bus in the airport. I ordered a Cheeseburger to carry with me. The time was to narrow for me to eat it there so I warmed it up when I came home at last.
I decided not to go to Madrid for the zarzuela next weekend. I am cool with that decision. I have decided next time I am going to Spain I will take it more leisurely. Maybe not go in the Winter season.. but Summer might be too hot.
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