Audition

Last night I had my first "Big Girl" audition, as I have been calling it. It was for one of the small soprano parts in The Ballad of Baby Doe at the Berkeley Opera this summer. Let's talk about the good things first:

1. I sang really well
2. I looked cute
3. I got to audition backstage at SF Opera which made me feel really special
4. Every time I audition it gets easier, this was the easiest yet
5. Everyone was really nice
6. I got myself out there and went for it

And now the bad things:

1. I was the youngest person there by at least 10 years
2. The room was totally not soundproof and I could hear everyone else singing
3. They all had gigantic massive earth mother soprano amazing voices
4. I'm pretty sure I sounded like I was six compared to the other women

I definitely won't get cast, but they might offer me a chorus part... which is still paid and would be a good experience. All in all, the good things outweigh the bad and I really had no idea what I was getting myself in to. I'm glad I did it, although it was slightly discouraging. Will I ever be good enough?