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Sycorax (The Enchanted Island)

Sycorax ©Nick Heavican

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

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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Sensing a great change afoot, Sycorax feels her strength coming back to her,

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

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

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

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

As Sycorax has reclaimed her strength, she flies valliantly from the stage, sure of her impending revenge! ©Ken Howard

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Bring that innocent, childlike sense of wonder to your craft, and do whatever you need to find that truth again. It will continually teach you how to be present, how to be alive, and how to let go. Therein lies not only your artistic freedom, but your personal freedom as well!
Joyce DiDonato

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