Frances sings

[franceslievens]

Somewhere in between feeding the baby and trying to keep the house clean, I took the metro and the tram to the music academy to sing my exam. I started wonky. Grétry's Les deux avares isn't easy and I wasn't sure of my ability. But somewhere halfway through that first aria I waved the nerves goodbye and was able to find my voice. I nailed the subsequent a capella piece. It gave my confidence a great boost and I positively enjoyed myself on stage. My song, Le mariage des roses from César Franck, was a piece of cake. I did muck up "Tornami a vagheggiar" because I forgot to sing the last line. I was so convinced I had finished! But all in all I'm happy to have sung this well, taking into account I've got a two month old baby I still nurse and another kid who comes home from school every day at 3:15. I'm lucky with such a wonderful man though. P. does a lot around the house and takes care of the children when I'm off again to rehearse or have my classes. If it weren't for him I wouldn't even have a hobby.

Comments

[frenchani.livejournal.com]

I knew that you would find your voice!

Is LB enjoying school?

[frances-lievens.livejournal.com]

She's always very tired when she gets home, but she enjoys herself immensely. There isn't much difference with what she'd been doing at daycare. Her little class isn't very structured yet either. The teachers are mainly working on making sure the children like coming to school, and that the ones that aren't fluent in Dutch learn the language.

[sister-luck.livejournal.com]

I'm glad to hear that it went well.

*hugs*

[frances-lievens.livejournal.com]

*hugs back*