jbartonmezzo.bsky.social
Proudly queer opera singer into drag queens, bluegrass, social justice, equality, and cats – especially her own, River! 😻
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You and I are very similar in that regard! I’ve got a dream list going… Samin Nosrat’s roasted veg and white bean salad (it’s just a pile of roasted veg), and this ribboned carrot salad I keep seeing on TikTok with vinegar/sesame oil/etc… it looks really crispy and refreshing!
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Thank you so much, Steffi! 🥰
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I really do just love singing this piece… Elgar wrote for exactly my kind of voice!
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Cc: @mormolyke.com… I’m so glad you’re on here!
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Oh sooooo very same… 4 of the greatest pieces ever written, IMHO
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It was so good to get to see you and your family! And I’m just in love with sachet you made me… it smells so goooood!! 😍
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Hahaha I hope you’re enjoying it!!
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I was thinking about that, but even though casinos aren’t exactly my draw to Las Vegas, I do love the idea of being in a place that has a lot of options for activities that are indoors given that we’re going in July…
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Actually, I think we have determined that we are going to go with the Cosmopolitan! 😁
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I do, and I’ve been spreading the word about it over on Insta and TikTok! I love how easy it makes the task.
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I have that on my list of things to do today as well… Thank you for sharing!
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Oh I would have been shaking in my boots!! Stephanie Blythe was only hosting my year… we had Mark Delevan and Alexandra Deshorties for our halftime entertainment… but I get why you might have been extra nervous with Debbie back there!!!
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Ohhhhh yeah… I check the info against NASA/academic resources for SURE! But I do like that ChatGPT explains it to me like I’m in high school (as I ask it to)… it’s like getting a good entry point into understanding the tough stuff.
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Is it weird if I listened to the same music over and over again while reading the encyclopedias at my grandparents house? Is it even weirder if I still do that, but the updated version involves me hanging out with ChatGPT and asking it outer space questions? 😬
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Fun fact: Stephanie Blythe (aka: my mezzo idol forever and ever) was the host the year that I competed, which may or may not have upped my excitement/nerves just a weeeeeee little bit!!! 😬
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Thanks for tagging in! 😁 And YES! Very happy to *finally* be singing some musical theater in my professional life (and not just in the shower 😂)
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Also, this sweetie was an absolute champ, and @bostonlyricopera.bsky.social is the best for putting us up in a pet friendly place. (Also, an opera company that houses its artists and gives Uber vouchers for the ride in from the airport?? Bravi for taking care of your artists, and THANK YOU!!)
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😍😍😍 Coraggio, Madame Max!!
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It’s like your microwave has taken on the personality of a younger sibling pestering you 😂
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I WISH I WERE THERE
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That feels like progress, and I also am clocking some trust issues here on my side too…
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She does not, but sometimes video lighting kind of plays with her eyes. They are mostly green, but sometimes have a little bit of blue, and on those days the lighting can get funny!
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Not at all! I’m just woefully behind on the cool kids lingo 😬
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I call Peach!!
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LOL daaang man, you had me worried you had Cytokine Release Syndrome (thanks Dr. Google!)
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Apologies Joshua… I’m not familiar!
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Not trying to armchair diagnose you, but that does sound rather ADHD of you… 😬