Tea and scones...

Soprano alumna Othalie Graham is one of those hard working AVA alums out there using Philadelphia or New York City as their home base. I'm not sure singers get all that used to flying from one venue to another but that's just part of the job. From her recent, and upcoming schedule it seems she’s ready to conquer at least half of the world at a time with her beautiful voice.

In a recent email last month she mentioned that she was having afternoon tea at the Princess Hotel in Victoria, BC (she knows how much I love afternoon tea!) She was in Victoria to sing on a gala concert for Victoria Opera.

I did see her briefly while she was back in Philadelphia while doing work and competitions in New York City. I got the news last week that Ms. Graham was just awarded the New York Wagner Society Prize.

She mentioned, that she would love to invite everyone to see her performance of Turandot in a semi-staged production with Connecticut Grand Opera on May 10.

From Victoria to Turkey - (see I told she is going half way around the world), where on June 13 she will sing the title role in Aida in Istanbul, followed on June 24 where she will reprise the role at the Aspendos Festival with the Istanbul Opera.