Wednesday, June 25, 2003

I am hungry and I can't seem to find my favorite template. Ah well, I am sure I will have to cut and paste this to the original Hanging. Nothing like the original, or is that Coor's?

Little less than two weeks my husband will finally be joining us in the states. We miss him..Everything in my life has been revolving around times of communication with him. As in *It's 2pm now, he should be out of rehearsal* or *it's 10pm, he should just be waking up and getting his day started* etc...

I will say, I am not unhappy to leave the states come Sept. I will miss my country terribly, but there is too much upheaval. Also there has been an ALARMING decline in popularity of the arts. When the arts is your bread and butter that's a pretty scary thing. So many symphonies, dance companies and yes even opera companies are going under...lack of interest and sponsor abandoment. Luckliy Europe refuses to follow these trends. Thank God they love their opera and even more so, their Tenors.

So, our dear hero overseas has done the nearly impossible, yet again setting examples and the standard for anyone with any kind of balls to reinvent their self image. He has met anyone and everyone important, smiles on a daily basis, made more contacts in three weeks than most people do in three years. I suppose that's why he is generally successful. When given the opportunity he shines like the first ray of the morning..and refuses to dull. There have been things said, like " in less than five years, you will be one of the most important tenors in the world." Well that's some pretty crazy shit to hear, especially about yourself. We are beside ourselves. Missing each other something awful, but REALLY looking forward to the unknown future. The beauty of my husband really is that he doesn't allow *it* to go to his head. He is merely a man out of the Bronx and Snellville,GA, blessed with an incredible talent and humility. We all could learn a few things from Mr. di Villarosa.


Posted by: Jill / 1:34 PM