March has been good to me

The expression on my face in the picture below is inversely related to my joy at how wonderful March has been for me as a singer.


I won’t repeat all the details, as I covered them in the last post…but I do want to talk about Don Pasquale (from which the above photo was taken). This has to be among one of the most enjoyable productions I’ve done in a while. Our director was a delight to work with. The conductor was, as always, spot on. Gina, John, David and Joel were outstanding leads and kept the show bright and comical throughout. Opening night was generally good, but closing night was better…I somewhat wish we could do a few more performances.

Oh, and I cannot leave out this little detail. The director has connections to OTSL, who provided a lot of our props and costumes. My costume, pictured above, included an apron. At my first costume fitting, the director and I noticed a name well known to opera singers, directors and conductors…



I’ll always think of that apron every time I use one of his IPA guides!

So, what does April hold for me besides getting more work done at my day job? Recitals, Recitals, Recitals! No, I’m not giving recitals (though I really want to put one together—the sooner the better). Alan Naylor gives his WashU grad recital on Thursday, and I’ve heard promising things about it. I’ll be seeing a recital every day on the weekend of the 17th-19th starting with Megan & Anthony (joint junior recital at SLU), then Alison and Josh (undergrad & grad recitals, respectively, at WashU). Perhaps all these fresh-faced singers will all inspire me to actually get that Schumann/Heine Liederkreis out in public for once!