The Prima Donna to Be
Hello to all from brisk Berlin! There are many other adjectives I could use, but I will keep my color to a minimum. For now. I am currently half-way through my grant period and I wanted to check in and answer some of the most frequently questions I have received about my experience. Los geht’s! […]
Do you think you know what prima donna means? It translates to first lady in Italian. Even still, you should think again.
Once upon a time, this prima donna to be experienced what it means to relinquish perfectionism and how to move forward in pursuit of her most authentic self.
My beloved Team Queen B, It has been a hectic, inspiring, glamorous past couple of weeks. Some of my colleagues and I performed in the Undergraduate Opera Scenes. It was a tremendous success. I also managed to pull off My Marvelous Monday with the lovely pianista CP and a new collaborator as well. The recording […]
Hi there, all you fashionable and fantastical folks! And Happy Easter! It is historically one of the best cherished holidays on the blog. It also means May is right around the corner… and you know what that means! In other words, how are you coping? With the W word. If you are wondering what Queen […]
Happy week to you all. I have been bogged down with applications and essays and finals. This is not the prima donna’s typical manner of being, but it is the chaos that humbles us and allows us to enjoy the serene moments. At least, I hope that is true, and my melodrama will live to […]
You know exuberance is not a word we use lightly on PDTB. The exuberance with which I beheld one Ms. Phyllis Pancella in recital one Tuesday evening just one month ago was overwhelming. I truly wish you could have been there to see it with me. So to say, it was OFF THE CHARTS! It […]
Do you partake in any self care rituals? Perhaps a skin scare regimen, planning your meals for the week, thorough sleep hygiene, and the like. Well, one of my biggest practices is painting my nails. I love keeping them long, just like Barbara Streisand and Meryl Streep do. It is one my most feminine fancies, […]
Hi there, all you fellow humans. Some shoe and skirt combinations to soothe the soul this week. A lot has been coming up for me since seeing the Barbie movie for the first time. Like, how it is even better the second time… and the third. 😉 But, it is all the more heartbreaking! The […]
Hi, Barbie! It has been nearly a week since I first saw the Barbie movie by Greta Gerwig and company. It was one of the best nights of my life. If you have been reading my blog for a while, then you know I am quite the sensitive type, so you know that I also […]
Summer!!! As According to the PD’s sister, Summer is the first day of June. On the stylist’s perspective, the first day of Summer is as exciting as getting dressed for a night at the opera. The bittersweetness lies in how quickly it flies by. How is it July already? That much, I can hardly comprehend. […]