This weekend we closed Mozart's opera Le Nozze did Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro) and it was such a wild ride. I don't think I've ever been involved with such a complicated production. The music challenged me and so did the rehearsal process. Opera is a serious undertaking and I guess I never realized that until I got involved, but I'm so glad I did.

I appreciated the challenges. I think I grew more as a person in this past semester than I ever had before. I didn't have big role, but the songs I did perform were duets and group numbers where I had to sing my own line. As a soprano, we usually sing the melody and that's easy, but in this production that was not the case. I had to hold my own and I practiced more for this opera than I have ever practiced before.

The nights we rehearsed were long and stressful, but so rewarding. I got to perform with my best friends and they were amazing- the inspired me to be at my best. I learned so much from watching the seniors. They are all such superb musicians and watching them was probably the most rewarding part about this show.

I want to say thank you to everyone who made Figaro possible. You've taught me so much and I wish we had more shows to do together!