Hi all. Well, as you may remember, I announced my debut with the Lyric Opera of Bergen County. It was yesterday evening, there in Holy Name Church, in Garfield NJ. Yes, it all started very well, I was first with the Willow Song from Baby Doe, which went just fine. Then Gaetano (Tom) Caruso, tenor, then Lisa King, soprano, then Pedro Del Medina, baritone. All sang well.
Next round: I sang "Ah non credea mirarti" from Sonnambula, the tenor sang "O Paradiso" and then dropped dead of a heart attack. Right there as he was walking back from the front through the altar, he staggered, and fell down with a horrendous THUMP! as his head hit the tile floor. I think he was already dead when he hit the floor, his eyes were wide open, which was really horrible, and eerie, to see.
Now I know how they all felt when Leonard Warren dropped dead in the performance of Forza. Whew. It's the strangest experience I have ever been through. All of a sudden, nothing made sense. It's even stranger today.
Anybody else ever been through this kind of thing? I'm still stunned.
Suki T
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