Update

We've opened two of the four operas in the Sarasota Opera festival and it has been an amazing rollercoaster ride. The pressures of getting the theater open (just in time) were great and has taken a toll on all of us. The Opening Night was euphoric and the next day I had a massive hangover, despite that fact that I had only two glasses of wine. It was fatigue and the final release of pent up energy and anxiety I suspect.

Now that we're open and in the full light of day there are still many things to deal with. Media, patrons, little things that have to be dealt with, leave little time for rest or relaxation. There are just not enough hours in a day for all that I have to accomplish, but they must be done so I soldier on.

Yet when the curtain goes up, it all seems worth it somehow. My only sanity in this time is to sit in the theater (the renovation of which is spectacular) and watch what is going on onstage. More than any other season, I wish that's were I was, but I am enjoying and feeling more a part of the process.

So two more operas to go. Not out of the woods yet. But if you turn your ear in this direction on April 14, you'll hear a big sigh of relief.