Katy Dickinson

Opera Girl

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.

Posted at 10:06PM Jun 15, 2008 by katysblog in Home & Family  |