On David Krauss’s Speaking Soundly, soprano Angel Blue relates how she discovered in fourth grade that her voice could affect people. he tells David what she does backstage and how she gets known as ‘the annoying one’ in the rehearsal room. She’s the one who says ‘one more time, please.’
Also, ‘sometimes on stage we can’t see the conductor… that’s whn I’m thankful the propter is there.’
Listen here.
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