| Visitors...I can't really make an excuse for why I haven't updated in a year, except to say that other concerns cropped up and this blog fell by the wayside...
I'm still in the same studio, progressing a little bit vocally but a great deal personally.
It's junior year, second semester, and I have no earthly idea what to do with this degree. I knew what I wanted when I got into this program, but now I honestly don't know -- my passion for opera is simply not what it once was, and I consistently doubt my fitness for the career...
Things look bleak. My enthusiasm and interests change so rapidly, it's a wonder I haven't dropped this major altogether. Unfortunately, the university I'm attending costs TOO DAMN MUCH for me to do that at this point.
I'll probably wind up being one of those people with fifteen degrees from state universities, because we have no idea what to do.
Sorry to make such a lousy outlook at the beginning of the new year... On a brighter note, I passed the piano proficiency (no more piano yaaaay!), my recital is in April, and so that's something to look forward to... I'm taking a much less demanding ensemble in the Spring, so hopefully my scholastic achievements will continue to improve. Who knows, next semester might revive my interest in music...
After all, I AM getting a degree in it. |
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| I keep having saucy dreams about Dmitri Hvorostovsky. |
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| Eugene Onegin...Was amazing.
I really thought Renee would be wobbley? But she proved me wrong, and boy was I ever glad. The section in the letter aria that was softer, more piano? Was ABSOLUTELY breathtaking.
I loved it! |
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| Je dis que rien ne m'epouvante... But I'm actually just sick of singing ingenue roles!
"Well, we can sing some things from Figaro, in which you would, of course, be Susanna..."
I suppose this is the time that I face up to the fact that I am going to be singing soubrette/lyric repertoire for the next ten years... I can't help but feel, however, that Micaela's aria is rather ambitious for where I am right now...
I don't want to be held responsible for butchering Bizet, and the French language. |
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| Annnnnnd now I'm skipping piano.
....so much for being proactive.
I am taking a mental health day today or something...
I have got to take stock of my weakness and assets, and get some physical tools to help me with this problem I'm having... |
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