My Opea Debut

My opera debut finally took its well deserved place last weekend. Now it's time to start preparing for new repertories and productions. I met so many wonderful and talented singers during the production and there's always something I can learn from
each and everyone of them. If you have a dream, don't wait for it to pass by, chase it, and chase it hard :D

Hi all, to see the complete production photos, please email me for the links!
It was a pleasure to be working with all of you, you were all wonderful & I hope to see you again soon in Hänsel und Gretel!

preparing for the "Flute"

For the past few weekends I spent a lot of time in rehearsals for the "Magic Flute" , singing as one of the spirits. Here are some sketches from the rehearsals.




My husband is volunteering as the stage art director, here is what he is doing for the production. Four 8'x4' canvases of out door scene. Can't wait until we can marry all the 4 panels.



Right now I only have one more ticket left on reserve, please contact me via my profile email to reserve.
My cast (the first cast) is on for Saturday, Jan29th at 2:00pm

PH2 SHETLER THEATER STUDIO

A Look to The flute In the Past

As a pat of the study, also having never seem The Flute live, we saw the Metropolitan Opera's abridged production on Xmas Eve. Although I was hoping to hear the diction in German, the opera was in English. It was a perfect holiday cheer, if you have young children, they will find it very entertaining. My husband and I really enjoyed the fairy tale like props and the puppet works involved in the production.
Here's a 2006 production, I think Papageno is sang by the same actor in this year's production.

How do we cope with pain

Too often there is a good guy and a bad guy in every story told by one or a group of very sad and hurt people. But in reality there usually is no bad guy--there is just a bitte reality that hurts to recognize and accept. It is so easy to point fingers, judging some people for being so mean and seemingly thoughtless. When we ask ourselves - what do people who have been emotionally wounded typically do? They lash out and hurt other people, to get even, sometimes intentionally but often times not, because that is their way of coping with their pain. You don't have to be a celebrity for your past to dictate how you cope in the present or how you manage your anger by taking it out on others. If instead you try to take a minute to understand where each person is coming from it might help to make things more clear and to give you the opportunity to choose to cope in a different way, and hopefully have a better outcome. A little understanding can go a long way.
While some people are moving on to their lives, some are still stuck to the past. Some people choose to never get to know a person, but kept

Suni in The Magic Flute!

What: Die Zauberflote
Where: Shetler's studio 244 W 54th St # 12
New York, NY 10019-5515
(212) 246-6655
When: Jan 29,2011
1pm & 6m
Jan30,2011
2pm
Who: The New York Opera Studio Crew

I am thrilled to be singing as one of the three spirits! The opera will be sang in German, as with no dialogues :) Don't expect a Met set up, do expect a fun production!

For ticket/admission information please contact the NYOS or leave me a comment describing your question.

Shaquille O'Neal Conducts The Boston Pops

Hey, who said basketball player can't conduct---

The story of Danielle de Niese-A Met rising star

Danielle de Niese is a young, talented opera singer, who graduated from the Met's young artist program and is part of the Met's family.
I had heard a lot of about her from other sources before seeing her performance at the Met a few weeks ago. She was fantastic. I realized some people tent to devalue her credibility as a "genuine" opera singer (thanks a lot, ms. Jenkins) because she can be perceived as "scatterbrained" (She is young, pretty, and full of energy) . In an interview I saw online, De Niese was being very opened about her feelings about a particular recital, she did not try to polish her comments (maybe she wasn't taught to) like many others would, so that the wording can be more "mainstream". I appreciate this kind of honesty, more so than any given interview by Renee Fleming where she is generally held back with expressions, and chooses her words carefully. Perhaps it's because that's how most of us are taught to talk in front of cameras or reporters-image is everything.

It reminded me how I got into the study, and what a bless it is to have an incredibly supportive family that believes in me. Between painting and singing, my world is a constant joy and pleasure of free expression, and for that, I know I'm a lucky one.

Danielle de Niese recently posted a blog post on Huffington, it's rather open and extremely down to earth. Isn't it not how most of us got into opera?

My name is Danielle de Niese. I am an international opera singer who travels around the globe performing in opera, concert and recital for major venues and presenters worldwide.

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