Excuses, excuses...
I got home on Feb 13 at 2 am and left for Baltimore on Feb 14 in the morning. I spent 3 days there, arriving home in the evening of Feb 17. I spent these days at home doing a big audition, going to a friend's wedding celebration, and gettin gover jet lag. I leave today for New York. I haven't really felt like, or even thought of, using my free time to blog... I've been sleeping, or reading Les Miserables.
In any case, here I am. My travels, at least for the moment, are nearly over. I said I'd write here more regularly but I haven't - I've been writing for myself, elsewhere, and I think I will designate this blog space as travel writings only. Blogs can run their course, as I told one friend; they can reach a point where what needs to be said has been said. I don't think I'm there with this one yet, as I am still digesting a lot of what I learned and experienced on the road, and so there will be some activity yet.
But I think when I decide what it is I truly have to say, I will create another space. I have a lot of opinions about music, opera, and art in general, and about a lot of other things that have already become famous blogs: Julie Powell finding purpose and meaning in a quarter-life-crisis; Vanessa Farquharson's Green as a Thistle that turned into a book about her exploits in the world of green living; Alex Ross and his really really good music and book blog, and La Cieca's incredibly funny Parterre Box, an opera blog for you and me and other snarky young opera goers, and Joyce diDonato's excellent blog on the life and times of a professional opera singer. So why add to the mix? I'm looking for something that's mine.
I'm spending the next week in New York, seeing friends and soaking in the city. I audition for Bard College on Friday and feel really strongly that it's where I am supposed to be, so send me your vibes, vibes of any positive sort, that afternoon. I'll be back sort of for good, on Saturday! I can't wait to hibernate in my parents' house for an indefinite amount of time. It seems that a 6-month trip leaves you with a certain deficiency in the "home sweet home" department ... who knew?
Bonjour, c'est moi.
- Danielle
- Your average Canadian soprano sallies forth into the big bad world of classical music in search of integrated, meaningful experiences as a performer and spectator. Currently in Baltimore, MD, pursuing a Masters degree in voice performance under the tutelage of Phyllis Bryn-Julson. Special interest in contemporary and experimental classical music, as well as interdisciplinary projects.
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