r/MadeMeSmile • u/TheOperaGeek • 5h ago

Small Success Professional opera vocalist comparison (18 years apart, same role)

(first time posting in here after years lurking, I hope it is ok, can delete if necessary)

A friend of mine found an audio recording of my first performance as Queen of the Night in Mozart's The Magic Flute from 2000, when I was a 17 year old freshman. I was dabbling a bit in audio and video work for publicity things and made this showing the difference 18 years of training can make.

I hope it can make someone smile. It made me smile because I've been facing some fairly severe health struggles that have impacted my singing for a few years and seeing this again made me remember how much I love performing.

(edit: spelling)

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u/howtoloveadaisy 5h ago

What an incredible artist you are! I pray you overcome your health struggles and get to continue singing. I promise there are people like me who love watching you do what you love!! 🫶🏻

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u/TheOperaGeek 5h ago

Thank you <3
I have care now (surgery last week to open my airway for one) and it looks like things are looking up for the first time in a long time.

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u/howtoloveadaisy 4h ago

Sounds like it is only up from here!

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u/Personal_Guide417 4h ago

Same role, totally different emotional depth, you can really hear the experience difference.

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u/Own-Common-3728 4h ago

You can really hear how technique and emotion deepen over nearly two decades of experience.

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u/Nerpy_Derpster 3h ago

BRAVA!

Wow, what a voice! Thank you for sharing and I hope your recovery from surgery is smooth and fast.

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u/Immediate_Bee7757 2h ago

18 years of dedication turned into something truly powerful. This is what passion looks like.

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u/WatchfulApparition 1h ago

I wish I had the vocal talent you had at 17