In the spring of 1997, I was inducted into Pi Delta Phi, the national French Honor Society. I was fortunate to work with talented student directors in two of the evenings of scenes, and great teachers who encouraged me to strive towards realism and truth . I hope to still continue some acting in the future in tandem with opera. I saw the opera for the first time at age 14, and was hooked from that moment on. The opera has been the backdrop for some of the most important milestones in my life as well.
Vocal music is an attempt to take the whole human being and project it into space.
It is the ultimate gesture of getting out of yourself. That gesture of opening this whole region of the body results in an enormous spiritual release, and is felt by other people with tremendous impact. The Opera is one of the rare art forms that encomapss all aspects of poetry and literature, music, dance, drama and visual arts. Without the poetry or literature, we would be left without words. Without the music, we would be left with speach alone.