"To be, or... or... Damn, what's the line?"

I apologize for recent my lack of posts. All my life involves at the moment is memorizing for my recital which is TWO WEEKS FROM TODAY!!! I should have a few things to write about over the next few days.

How do You Spell Relief? T-E-N-O-R

In terms of performance/voice, this has been a VERY frustrating year. I'm not especially surprised, people are understandably weary about casting me as a tenor when A) They have only ever heard me sing baritone, and B) it is clear that I still need a few months or more to master all the intricacies of tenordom.

So imagine my surprise/elation when last week I was offered my first professional role as tenor. It's it's a medium sized part with a small opera company, but that's not the point. Someone has actually put their faith in me as a tenor soloist to the point that they are willing to pay me for it.

Every so often a struggling performer needs a vote of confidence from someone other than their teacher to show them that they are still going in the right direction with their career. After a trying year, I've finally got mine : )

At this price, I can't afford NOT to buy it!

I just paid $25 for a loincloth.

Allow me to explain... In the show I'm currently working on, all of the male leads at some point appear on stage in their underwear, thus we were all told to buy dance belts in order to avoid any embarassing "exposure" to the audience. For those unfamiliar with dance belts, they consist of a long piece of elastic and a small padded piece of fabric to cover the man's "junk." I would expect something like this to cost between $8 and $12. Imagine my surprise when I arrived at the dance store to discover that they cost $25. Think about the emormous profit considering they must cost around 20 cents to manufacture.

Maybe if this singing thing doesn't work out, I'll look at getting into the dance belt racket...