In the last few days of minimal postage, a lot has been going on in my life... hence the minimal postage(!) So it's time to play catch up.
First and foremost, I got an email from Opera Fresca, the company that hired me to sing Sparafucile a few weeks ago. It seems that their Zuniga for their Spring production of Carmen is unable to make it after all, so they asked me to sing the role! I'm excitted, but there are some practical considerations before I can accept. First of all, as much as I love singing, the money has to be right. I would sing for free anytime, but this is a 4 week time commitment - that's a lot of income not made in Cincinnati. If I can break even, of course I'll go.
The other, (larger?) concern is the time off from school. CCM has a policy of excusing performance absences whenever possible, but 4 weeks is a big chunk of a 10 week quarter. It might mean delaying my degree, and that's not a good thing. So I'm working on it, and I'll keep you guys informed.
More news - I've been workshopping a new opera with Cincinnati Opera this week. It's a lot of time, but I'm enjoying it. I have no idea what aspects of the piece are confidential as yet, so I won't say much... only that I get to sing some nice low chorus bits, and that a big group of my friends from CCM are involved, too.
More more news - Bryn's Die Fledermaus was a success. Review to come.
Aaaaaand I have an audition tomorrow morning, with famous blogger Kim Witman of Wolftrap Opera. It's odd- the size and stature of the company doesn't make me nervous at all. What I'm most anxious about is meeting Ms Witman, who's a celebrity in the opera blogging world. Or at least, a celebrity in my little corner of the opera blogging world. OK I just think she's cool. The point is, I'm nervous about making a good first (vocal) impression with someone I respect so much. And that's all I'm writing about that, before I psych myself out.
Aaaaaaaaaand I got to see my awesome sister Janet this weekend, because she came in to see Fledermauus. We hung out, had a great time, and set up her website... no content there yet, but I'll link again when she puts stuff up.
Add a dash of wedding franticness, just a hint of sleep and a smattering of Theory homework, bake at 45 degrees, and there you have my life so far this week.
