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No, no, no… A sitzprobe is a “sitting” rehearsal with the orchestra.
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Yup. 18 rehearsals at the rehearsal hall, 7 tech/dress rehearsals and a sitzprobe.
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We has a sitzprobe all afternoon, and tehn orchestra/dress rehearsal taht nite.
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If a sitzprobe is like a sitzbaff, it sounds kinda DO NOT WANT to me.
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Back when we first rehearsed Mamma Mia! in Toronto in 2000, Benny had come to hear the sitzprobe, and he was so happy that he gave us all that triple-CD recording of
Playbill.com : News 2009
frogapplause commented on the word sitzprobe
This sounds painful.
December 22, 2008
Telofy commented on the word sitzprobe
Depends on the seating furniture.
I've a wicker chair here that is really comfy. Currently I'm sitting on a rather ordinary desk chair though.
December 22, 2008
bilby commented on the word sitzprobe
My understanding is that it's a rehearsal - of an opera or musical - where the actors/dancers do a run through with the the band/orchestra for the first time. Usually without full sets, staging, costumes, etc.
September 26, 2024