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This is the bad ass aria I sing in "Master Class" sung by La Divina, Maria Callas herself. Even though she was past her vocal prime and can no longer hit the High C's (look at the disappointment in her eyes at 2:02), she still has such passion. No one can bring the dramatics like her.

So I have started working on this aria for "Master Class", the show I am going to be in come March, and it is the scariest thing I have ever worked on. It's nuanced, it's fast paced, there are rhythms that I can barely comprehend. I just really have to focus on getting it right, and I've barely learned two pages of music. Verdi ain't no cakewalk! I ( Read more... )

Let me preface this by saying I fell asleep at 9pm last night and woke up just about now. Not that matters, I just don't like staying up past midnight when I am working early hours ( Read more... )

Happy New Year ( Read more... )

Sorry for the lack of public updates. If you've heard through the grapevine, things have been a little rough here due to some complications with Sean and I's engagement. As for now, we have postponed it and are "taking a break"; currently working on our own lives to get better. We still care about each other and love each other, but at this point ( Read more... )

That ocean has never felt so big than today. I love Italy very much, but I am alone here. I missed Halloween, which is one of my favorite parties of the year. I had a boring art history field trip and we got back late and it was pouring rain. Somehow, slumming in a bar in the cold rain when I'm on tight budget just wasn't going to cut it. But I'm ( Read more... )