Just Enjoy Yourself!

I woke up this morning with a moment of total clarity: just enjoy yourself onstage, whenever the circumstance! The thing is, I have a heavy week starting now, what with Figaro opening Friday and a concerto competition on Tomorrow. I had a mini freak-out session last night about it all and went to bed in a not-so-great state of mind. It always happens to me when something is coming up and I usually just ride the wave and wait until it passes. But this morning, as I awoke fresh and relaxed, it suddenly became clear to me that I was WAY overthinking everything and that all I need to do to get through this week is to HAVE FUN! The thing is, I HAVE, practice my stuff, I DO know it well and it IS good in my fach. The rest (who wins, whether the show is a success or not, etc.) is NOT in my hands so all I can do is to ENJOY (lotsa caplock here, I'm sorry). I need to remember why I started doing this in the first place and embrace it. No use nor want for worries here.

I remember as I kid, I loved loved loved the attention. Unashamedly extroverted, I used to put on shows for my cousin and when I had exhausted myself for at least two hours, there was still no way that I could go to bed as I was so wound up from the addrenaline. Ah, the good old days!
The thing is, us singers are not saving lives here. None of it is a matter of life or death. So why NOT enjoy it?

Until my next post!