My 19-year-old daughter
Jessica is in Washington D.C. (Indian Head, Maryland anyway)
preparing to sing in her first professional opera on Tuesday night, as
part of the
Saltnote Stageworks festival this month. I think the first of the
five shows in which she appears is
Suor Angelica (Sister Angelica) by Giacomo Puccini. The roles keep
shifting around but as of today Jessica is scheduled to play a combined role of
The Mistress of Novices and the Abess in Suor Angelica. She is also in the
chorus for Carmina Burana,
Porgy & Bess (Concert Version), Mozart/Beethoven’s Choral Fantasy, and she plays a Genii in Mozart’s
The Magic Flute. I am happy that Jessica is keeping up
her blog so I know what
is happening. It is very interesting reading about her working to develop
her music and roles. Some of the video clips are amazing.
When Jessica called tonight, she sounded excited but very tired. We will talk
more tomorrow night. Jessica talked about how hot is was and how big the
bugs are. As she says, when rehearsing in an outdoor theater at night, the stage
lights attract big bugs, and who is on the stage? The chorus! She liked
bugs until they started flying into her face while she was singing Carmina Burana
and could not get away.
We will be in Washington D.C. to hear Jessica sing later this month.
KatysBlog 