It all began last summer after I had finished my first ever round of professional opera auditions in the spring of 2009. Being out of the loop for so many years, this was a huge step for me! I had to pull it together and figure out where I stood. 

I was thrilled to receive a call from Elly Lichenstein from Cinnabar Theater offering me quite an opportunity. She offered me the title role in Tobias Picker's opera EMMELINE and told me about the novel it was based on of the same name. I immediately went and got the book from the library and read it in a matter of a few days. Then I listened to clips online and quickly ordered the recording for my iPod. After listening to the entire piece all the way through, I was an absolute puddle and yes was the obvious answer for this job.