The brilliance of live theater is that anything can happen on stage. The first time I played La Traviata’s Violetta in its entirety was in a shoestring production. The production team had spent what little money they had on getting some nicer period costumes for me.  Act one had gone very

Have you ever watched a perfect game where the athletes never fumble a ball, miss the net or mess up a practiced strategy? Probably not. That scenario would be highly unlikely. The same holds true in music. There have been moments where I have seen performers, including myself, fumble the

In my first leading role I ever sang, I sang the title character in La Perichole by Offenbach. In the first act, she is a street performer with her boyfriend, singing in the streets to make money to eat. Our costume designer put some very fun sandals on me that

Picture a bleak place where the only thing that pervades your senses is the overwhelming presence of shame and an uncontrollable hysteria of inner-guilt. For one seemingly eternal night in my childhood that was what I experienced riding home amidst the dark backseat interior of my parents’ car. Everything seemed

The comment I get most from others about being a performer is, “I could never do what you do. I would be so terrified of messing up.” I usually smile and say “Yeah, I mess up sometimes. But who doesn’t ever mess up, really?” Then the conversation suddenly shifts and

Name: Alexandra Caitriona Instrument/Voice Type: Soprano Where you might see me perform: Cardiff, UK during the academic year. Possibly in San Jose, CA outside of the academic year. Why I participated in the iCadenza Career Development Bootcamp: After competing in iCadenza’s first YouCadenza Young Artist Competition, I received a phone