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Thu, 03 Jan 2008 16:33:40 GMT

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.

Monday, February 26, 2007

Mon, 26 Feb 2007 20:28:07 GMT

I keep having saucy dreams about Dmitri Hvorostovsky.

Eugene Onegin...

Sat, 24 Feb 2007 21:56:28 GMT

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!

Friday, February 09, 2007

Fri, 09 Feb 2007 16:16:12 GMT

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.

Thursday, January 25, 2007

Thu, 25 Jan 2007 16:52:30 GMT

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...

Thursday, January 25, 2007

Thu, 25 Jan 2007 14:08:06 GMT

AGhgghghghhg. Why do I keep skipping Ear Training?!?

Will someone please yell at me at 8:30 am and tell me to go the hell to class?!

Probably not. I suppose this is where that whole 'personal accountability' thing comes into play.

But, you see, I don't WANT to go to Ear Training. It's hard for me to do things that I don't want to do.

Add to that the fact that I overslept, couldn't seem to get in the shower this morning between my two suitemates (who on earth was in there at 6:30 am??), and my legs hurt like a mug from ballet.

Oh, well.

I think if I had gotten up on time it would have been fine... It seems like any little thing that messes with my routine gets me all out-of-order. It sends me into a slight moment of chaos, which I then get mired in, and go around creating more havoc and multiplying the problem...

I am considering putting some of my more personal thoughts in this journal... Not sure what that means for the opera folks who are linked to me... I'm still puzzling over it.

Blogging Hiatus Until Further Notice

Sat, 20 Jan 2007 05:18:05 GMT

Blogging Hiatus Until Further Notice. Nuff said.

"My beloved spake, and said unto me:
'Rise up, my love, my fair one, and come away.
For lo, the winter is past! The rain is over and gone.
The flowers appear on the earth, the time of the singing of birds is come...
Arise, my love, my fair one, and come away.'"
- the Bible (Song of Solomon ... somewhere)

edit: Thanks for the correction, Matt.

Honestly? I am thinking about moving back to PistolWhipped and blogging nonymously again. =)

Friday, January 05, 2007

Fri, 05 Jan 2007 03:52:47 GMT

Life is busy.

Tuesday, January 02, 2007

Tue, 02 Jan 2007 01:12:43 GMT

http://www.solaas.com.ar/dreamlines/

Tuesday, December 12, 2006

Tue, 12 Dec 2006 18:35:12 GMT

Well! I missed the auditions for Gianni Schicchi, but as it turns out, they aren't doing that OR Trial by Jury-- just scenes because there was "a lack of certain voice parts."

All the same, my jury went exceedingly well! I was the first person in the room that day, so my accompanist and I were able to practice in there beforehand. The jurors then entered MY territory, as opposed to me being another girl in the endless string of people to walk into their room. Comforting, to say the least. It went well, the jurors were very friendly, and I feel like I was really singing at capacity.

Water is an amazing thing.