This Thursday, October 20th<\/a>, the CES<\/strong>: Kelly, how does opera singing fit with your other professional pursuits?<\/p>\n Kelly<\/strong>: The way I think of it is that the singing and the other pursuits complement each other.<\/p>\n I\u2019ve described it before as a \u201cdouble star\u201d\u2014each part of my life pulls on the other and keeps it in balance. No matter what\u2019s going on at work, singing clears it out. And no matter what\u2019s happening with singing, the work settles it down\u2014and pays the bills!<\/p>\n I like the variety. I wouldn\u2019t even want to do just one thing full time.<\/p>\n CES<\/strong>: Ever feel compelled to burst into song in the courtroom? ; )<\/p>\n Kelly<\/strong>: Never once.\u00a0 : )<\/p>\n CES<\/strong>: What is it like to sing in the Seattle Opera chorus?<\/p>\n Kelly<\/strong>: It\u2019s fantastic!<\/p>\n The other night we were in a dress rehearsal. The chorus was on stage, in costume, under the lights, with our amazing orchestra playing, and we were just singing about selling oranges and fans. Not the most dramatic moment in Carmen, to be sure. But the thought hit me, \u201cThis is so much fun! I can\u2019t believe I\u2019m here right now!\u201d And this is after 10 shows with them.<\/p>\n The people are nice and interesting and smart. I doubt there\u2019s a single person in the chorus who doesn\u2019t speak three languages, or who can’t at least muddle through them. And it\u2019s a highly varied group\u2014different ages, different backgrounds, different interests. The only thing they seem to have in common is a love of, and talent for, singing. And the many many people involved who aren\u2019t choristers are also uniformly terrific.<\/p>\n It\u2019s a great pleasure, and I feel privileged to be a part of it all. I\u2019m looking forward to sharing it with Puget Sound students!<\/p>\n \u00a9 2011 Career and Employment Services, University of Puget Sound![\"Kelly](\"http:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/cesblogs\/files\/2011\/10\/Kelly-Vomackaiii-300x300.jpg\" "\\"Puget")
\nHonors Program is bringing Kelly to campus to give an introduction to the Seattle Opera’s production of Carmen<\/a>, sing a couple of famous arias, and talk about pursuing all<\/em> of your interests after graduation.<\/p>\n
\nPhoto: Kelly Vomacka<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"