6/3/2019 (Wed)
Notes for Madame White Snake

1. (Stand)
Prologue
Spring
(sit)

2. (stand at the 3rd SATB chorus entrance of Act 1 Spring (1st is whispering, 2nd is the rain, rain, rain)
Summer
(Sit)

3. (Stand when soprano sings I fly I fly during Summer: Passion)
Summer: Passion
(Sit)

4. (Stand after Xiao Qing sings 'where are you now my queen' on the word 'Ah!' and with SATB chorus)
Autumn
(Sit)

5. (Stand on the world 'child' when Madame White Snake sings 'for the sake of our child' in Act III Fall...orchestra suddenly goes very loud there)
Winter Song
Winter Betrayal
(Sit)

6. (Stand on the first word 'different' of the phrase 'different parties different times different generations during Winter-Scene 2 etc.)
Winter Scene 2
(Sit)

7. (Stand at the beginning of the epilogue)
Epilogue
(Sit)

Please note that Act IV scene 2 rehearsal 21 “ding-ling”s can be sung louder

And always sit quietly and slowly but together