Photo of the Day — Day 229

Tomorrow S. and the other singers in her studio will be holding a concert, and this evening they held a rehearsal at the venue where they’ll be singing.  It was interesting for me, since I’ve never had the chance to attend such an event.  Opera singers are pretty much by definition perfectionists — you simply can’t work that hard for that long to train your voice to that level without being one — so you can imagine that there were some pre-concert nerves.  I was struck by how well everyone did, though, not only in terms of how well they were dealing with the anxiety, but also in how supportive they were of each other.  S. is singing a few things, and she did an amazing job of evoking the deep emotion expressed in the music.  If tonight was any indication, they’re going to put on one heck of a show tomorrow!

Thomas Jefferson Memorial Church in Charlottesville, VA