Diva is a female version of a hustla

So I have a Voice Recital coming up next month. I'm going to level with all of my followers and openly admit that I am incredibly nervous about it. Performing is not what drives my passion for music in any way, shape, or form. However, it is a necessary evil in this world and without this recital, no degree for me. So I will grin and bear it.

But the inevitability has been stressing me out, as of late.

I recall a specific instance in which I was driving back to school from home, listening to Beyonce Live in Las Vegas and the pressure was coming over me as I traveled. I was thinking about all of the things I had to get done for the next couple of weeks and all of a sudden the reality of this recital came over me: all of the fancy-schmancy clothes, and people sitting in the audience, and lights, and what in the heck will happen if I suddenly blank on all of my dang Schubert lyrics like that one time in my jury.....?

And then I suddenly asked myself: What would Beyonce do?

Answer: She would create a bo$$ persona.

So that is what I intend to do. I will create a Classical Singing Diva who will emerge each and every time I step onstage in the future. I would like all of you to give up a warm, but classy and reserved welcome, for:

Katerina Anastasia Ofukany Caswell

Katerina Anastasia loves horseback riding (side-saddle, of course) through vineyards. Wine tasting is a pastime, not a hobby for her. She always has opera binoculars on-hand, because you never, ever want to miss an opportunity to enjoy the show! Katerina refuses to ever speak above an acceptable volume to preserve her voice for each and every singing opportunity. Every action she chooses is determined through the possibility of how it will affect her future performances. She IS a great singer and performer and ALWAYS delivers. Bel canto technique is her normal breathing pattern, thank you very much, and she always maintains the utmost self-control over her breathing mechanism.

And furthermore, a fifteen minute Studio Recital in some remote venue is merely a warm-up exercise for her very important, 3 hour long recital at Carnegie Hall for the President of the United States himself. The guest of honor will be the Prime Minister of Great Britain, of course.

So with all of that pretension, who in the world has time for nerves? This recital ain't no thang!!


Quote of the Day:
"I live in a pied-a-terre apartment in New York with my husband. He's in the stock market, so we travel around the country visiting other stock markets."
-Angie, Baby Mama