The Monterchi performance

     We arrived in Monterchi an the skies were darkened; it had just rained. There was great concern that the weather would not hold for this three hour show. Dr. Williams and her husband arrived early and with the help of some other people worked out an alternative location. Meagan, who is a part of the Tuscan Art and folk song class, presented information about Pierro's Madonna del Parto before we headed to a public theater in town that would serve as our venue for the evening. The space was dry, but it had a stage with two possible entrances to the stage. Backstage was packed with things and smelled of cat urine. I may have moved around a bit too much, but one of my favorite things to sing in the opera was the duet I got to sing with Susanna. I had fun with Stella when we did this number. The sextet was fun, even though some things went a little wonkie. We were all very hot and the space was interesting, but despite the challenges we faced, we went out and did a four act opera and had a lot of fun doing it. I loved singing with Stella Peruzzi, Andrea Sari, Dr.'s Neal and Price. We just had fun in parts of it. We were nervous and people made mistakes, but we worked to put on a good show. We were flexible and I learned a lot from the experience.