singing/dancing/blair/extra

The opera world is VERY scary - esp. when you are the only first soprano and can't memorize your freaking French words. (Can't I just sing the whole thing on LA?) Actually - as it would turn out - I was the ONLY chorus girl SINGING for the first half of rehearsal today. HORRIFYING! However - I have also come to realize I am FAR from the worst in the room - where for the first few weeks I was convinced I was. I am actually one of the strongest chorus members - and the music director has realized that - and realized I am just fine so long as he conducts me. (This sounds like a DUH - wouldn't the conductor conduct you? But truth be told - most singers dont look at the conductor and just do their own thing. I know I have no rhythm - but I CAN see a baton bouncing up and down and follow the conductors cues - so I GLUE my eyes on the conductor and they get all happy someone cares that they are flapping their arms around.) So THIS conductor has realized that - and things are great. And because I am nice and LOUD (How did I get so loud? Im glad I'm loud - but I didnt realize this was a gift! I thought all singers were loud.) - I can make up for a lot of missing sopranos.

But all of this aside - something MORE miraculous has come out of being in this opera. Everyone int he opera - wants MY body. They call me "legs" or "miss legs" and tell me my body is their "ideal." Girls say - if I looked like you I would walk around naked. And guys - well - they ask me out on dates - most of them INCREDIBLY bizarre and uninteresting - BUT - in the opera world - I am PRETTY! IN the dance world - I am short and fat. In the opera world - I am "legs." WHAT? It's amazing.

ALSO - they asked me to be one of the leads in their produciton of HMS Pinafore. I didn't even have to audition! I think this is a sign I'm not sucking. I would like to be doing better (STUPID FRENCH WORDS) but I'm thrilled that I'm not sucking enough that they asked me to be one of the leads in their Pinafore production. Oddly - its the MEZZO ROLE - NOT the soprano! What does this mean. It means - as Candace says - OH SHIT - we're going ot be working every day arent we. And I say oh yes we are. First of all - I've done Pinafore TWICE - both times as a first soprano - so I have to unlearn and relearn the whole show. Also - there is an OCTET I sing in - and i"m the FREAKING MEZZO! Which means - the hardest scariest harmonies of ALL! Good news - the role was written for the same girl who originated the role of IOLANTHE. I guess I found a type. Apparently Gilbetr/Sullivan described the girl (Jesse Bond) as always dancing around and smiling. O.k. - I guess I can see a similarity.

Oh yes - and as I predicted to EVERYONE - BLAIR CHOSE TO MARRY THE PRINCE OF MONACO on Gossip Girl and NOT Chuck Bass. I told everyone - she is BLAIR - of COURSE she is going to choose the prince. Every said I was wrong - but AHA! I was right. Why? Because I seem to understand Blair disturbingly well...which is awesome OR horrifying depending on your view point. I make sure to read the news every morning - just to keep myself from becoming TOO vapid and vain like Blair.

AND I GET TO MAKE MONEY TOMORROW! YAY! WAHOOOO! Extra work - MERCIFULLY with a 1:30 p.m. calltime.

Oh - also regarding the great "news" that consumed all the t.v. stations last night - today - the world did not feel ANY different than it did yesterday. AND - John Stewart was right - when he pointed out that most people celebrating on the white house lawn - and Teenagers NOW - which means- when 9/11 happened - they were - 5 or something. Making the celebrations in the street even weirder.