Your writing in your proof pic. Very angular letters.

That sounds very cool. I'll have to see if such a thing exists out here. Thanks

What is the largest conducting baton you would be willing to use? Like you show up to a concert there isn't ANY things to use but this 2X4. Would the show still go on?

Hi, college cellist here! I've had the chance to perform some Puccini operas before including Gianni Schicchi; best of luck in your upcoming performances! Bit of an open-ended question, but I'm curious what you think of recent cultural/pedagogical developments in the classical world in light of recent events like the firing of Bill Preucil, James Levine, etc. are? As an aside, I'm also curious what you think of the recent movie Tár if you've seen it! Thank you for your time.

Every time I get that question "like Adam and Eve" I always respond "no: Eve but French masculine"

Challenges of living is the bible belt with a French first name.

I also answer to very long pauses...

Hello if you ave inside i love take it - i have benzos - the feel is ok, but i'm more of a weed smoker so maybe my dosage is to low? - i take 2mg Tavor in the morning and two in the evening - i would nothing that i feel describe as a buzz.

Two days ago, i took 1.3 mg of hydromorphon acut - i did feel nothing, did not even sleep. It was 3 in the morning. this night i took two of the hydromorphone tablets - i was able to sleep and felt 'good'? but i had no buzz?

I was very atheltic/muscular 1 year ago - and i now weigh ~110 kg and am 185 cm big - if you can give me info i would appreciate it. You can also send me a pm if you like :)

There are two music staff people most important in a production. Dialogue begins with the Resident Conductor months in advance to decide how many strings we’ll have in the pit, what backstage instruments are needed for effects, how many singers in the chorus. Once I arrive, the rehearsals are all done with a pianist who represents the orchestra. And once (after 2/3 weeks) the music and staging are synchronized, only then do we add the last piece, the orchestra.

Exactly. The „OK“ from the fax machine counts as legally binding delivered. And you even can prove what you have sent.

Especially in Pharma / Healthcare related things fax is still pretty common, though declining.

Who is the most important person, who works with / for you? And why is their work important for what you do?

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Thank you :)
I have accepted - and was i wrote somewhere else - we all are born, we all die - this is literally the only constant in life :) All People before me had to die, so i think it has to be ok :)

Like Adam and Eve. Yves is pronounced without an s at the end. Typical French to have silent letters at the end of words and names!

Even orchestras without conductor (like the Orpheus Orchestra in New York) have a leader who decides on tempo, phrasing, etc. the only difference being that the musicians have rehearsed and have to be hypersensitive to what is going on around them without a conductor. Not recommended for opera as a pit orchestra doesn’t hear as well being below the stage and then singers can be erratic at times, required a steady hand to pull it all back together!

Which pronunciation do you use for your first name, and do you say the S?

EE-V(s)

I-ve(s)

IY-V(s)

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I love that you called this out. Language matters and can be uplifting or demoralizing. Even when somebody tries to be uplifting it can be demoralizing, as in this scenario. As you said, there is no fight with cancer; undergoing treatment is a chemistry/physics experiment where, hopefully, one comes out of it with no cancer remaining and the ability to heal from the brutally difficult experiment that killed the cancer.

I wish you well and hope you keep on enduring!

No, not yet. And i got morphine so i should be bearable if it really comes to it :)

I saw San Diego Opera's performance of Carmen a few years ago. We had a great time! And, as a side benefit, I still have my ticket to "Carmen San Diego."

Thanks :) that one was really cool :)

You mean my typing?

That’s what I heard. I conducted that orchestra years ago in a recording with Susan Graham of French songs from the 20’s. That hall is wonderful. We should all be so lucky!

Have you visited Simon Rattle’s old haunt, Birmingham Symphony Hall? Fantastic acoustics.

I always wanted to sing, but then after my voice changed, it was not to be. Either you have it or you don’t…so I shifted to piano. I love playing the piano. During Covid when we were completely unemployed, I drowned my sorrows into beautiful music by Mozart, Schubert, Schumann and Chopin.

Why is your handwriting so pointy?