To celebrate the completion of our first season, we invited some opera singer friends to join us for drinks and conversation around some of this season’s topics. We were curious to hear other viewpoints on the opera business and to have a little fun, too!
We dig back into rejection, application fees, creating community, and share our personal experiences of the “opera life.”
A big thank you to everyone who has listened so far and supported us! We couldn’t do this without you!
You’ll hear the voices of:
Special mentions on this episode:
American Guild of Musical Artists (AGMA)
Do you have feedback from this season or ideas for next season? Drop us a note at info@mysocalledoperalife.com
Holiday Song Lyrics
Words by Elise Mark
Music belongs to their respective owners.
On the first day of my opera life
My career gave to me
A YAP application fee
On the first day of my opera life
My career gave to me
2 many inappropriate comments to count
On the first day of my opera life
My career gave to me
3 jewel toned dresses
On the first day of my opera life
My career gave to me
4 rejection letters
On the first day of my opera life
My career gave to me
5 unpaid gigs
On the first day of my opera life
My career gave to me
6 fachs I might be
On the first day of my opera life
My career gave to me
7 snobby patrons
On the first day of my opera life
My career gave to me
8 conflicting stage notes
On the first day of my opera life
My career gave to me
9 more training programs
On the first day of my opera life
My career gave to me
10 times more sopranos
On the first day of my opera life
My career gave to me
11 Christmas church gigs
On the first day of my opera life
My career gave to me
12 breakdowns and counting
***
Oh, the opera life, man, it’s frightful
But the opera’s so delightful
Even though the audience don’t know
Where’d they go, where’d they go, where’d they go?
***
It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas,
Everywhere you go,
Take a look at the singer you know,
They’ll be the ones to show
Some tired voices and eye bags to show.
It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas,
Soon this too will pass,
And the prettiest sight to see,
Is the bed in which you’ll be,
When you’ve sung your last Mass.
A pair of character shoes and a scarf you can use,
Is the wish of all of your friends.
Family that stop and will go for a walk,
And won’t ask a stupid question.
Mom and Dad can hardly wait for you to get a job.
It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas,
Soon this too will pass,
And the prettiest sight to see
Is the bed in which you’ll be
When you’ve sung off your ass!
Music
“Oh, Christmas Tree”, “Rainbows”, and “Basic Implosion” by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License
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