Turn right at the sex shop Nothing can bring one down a peg or two like an audition! Concerts? Shows? Often greeted by applause(!) and audiences to a sum of more than 5. Auditions, on the other hand, vary from... Continue reading →

Cornelia calling I’ve just had the most intense but incredible 9 days. I got a call to jump in to a Händel production with a German translation written especially for it: so no recordings to assist the speed learning of... Continue reading →

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Double trouble When there are two of of you… Experiences vary a lot depending on our working relationship with colleagues, director and conductor but with a double cast* or covering**, there are a few things we can do to ensure... Continue reading →

When I see you I am emotionally drained after #uglycrying throughout @Whentheyseeus but I can not recommend it enough. Essential viewing. I am grateful that such stories are hitting the ‘mainstream’. Was it easy to watch? Hell no. Did I... Continue reading →

Missing the point We are living in a small village, and the nearest train station is so small, it has a ticket machine rather than an office with humans. The presence of a train conductor on the regional trains is... Continue reading →

TLC 24/7 The surge of adrenaline on the ‘first day of school’ (the beginning of each project) is incredible and quite often preceded by days/weeks/months of an easily motivated version of ourselves. It is so much easier to value ourselves... Continue reading →