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Sycorax (The Enchanted Island)

Sycorax ©Nick Heavican
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Hearing the laughter and the roar of the crowd at the end of the show was an unbelievable experience. I loved helping to introduce this music to so many people, and having them fall in love with it! I hope everyone who enjoyed this music will pursue the great works of Handel and more! ©Catherine Pisaroni
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As Prospero pleads for forgiveness, Sycorax battles with her painful memories and broken heart. In the end she wields, but it is not an easy journey for her.  ©Ken Howard
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In what may be termed as a rather
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Reminds me of the song
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Sensing a great change afoot, Sycorax feels her strength coming back to her,
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At a loss for words, Sycorax searches for the right tone to comfort her son, Caliban, amidst his first experience with a broken heart. This was the heart of the piece, and a moment that both Luca and I treasured playing.  ©Ken Howard
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Her son begins to turn on Sycorax, for the very first time, showing defiance to her face amidst his heartbreak. It's a painful moment as he realizes for the first time she no longer fulfills his needs, and she knows she has lost him.  Luca and I worked very hard to get the emotional core of this scene to a very true place. ©Ken Howard
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Swearing revenge, Sycorax summons all her strength for a mega-cadenza, only to disappear and prepare her herbs and spells to exact her revenge! ©Ken Howard
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Sycorax enters at her lowest point, vocally as well as physically, and she begins to sing of her pain and bitterness over her fate. I loved exploring with vocal colors I had never used before to try and depict a creature of the earth, in great despair.  ©Ken Howard
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As Sycorax has reclaimed her strength, she flies valliantly from the stage, sure of her impending revenge! ©Ken Howard
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