This is NOT the story of Saran wrap mummification...

Tomorrow or the next day* I am going to write about my recent trips to the Great Wall of China, an amazing acrobatics show, and even a lovely (if not terrifying) tale of my saran wrap mummification** while getting what I thought was a pedicure. For now, I will just throw in a short blurb of an unforgettable night and a few quick pictures of awesomeness.

The amazing people that I am singing with were kind enough to give us a night off so to go see a concert version of Aida at the Chinese National Center for the Performing Arts. I can't begin to describe all of the beauty I witnessed at this event. The glorious architecture of the complex, the beauty of meeting new friends (from the East and the West) and getting a quick peek at how other people/singers around the world live, and the wonderful voices of the Aida cast. Our fearless leader and program visionary was a part of the cast, but I would have been happy if he had pulled a Cher and sung all the parts, a must see. His booming voice shook me to the core with every note- it was such a thrill! The woman singing Aida was also other-worldly, check her sing the role later this year at the M. if you don't believe me!

As if the week of exposure to Mandarin, delightfully challenging coachings with extremely talented staff, and tickets to the opera weren't enough the most wonderful Super K. got us all backstage after the concert to see Fearless Leader and congratulate him on being awesome. (We clearly didn't have to tell him how wonderful he sang, surely you must be well aware of your own awesome if you are that good. The only thing to do is to congratulate one on one's awesomeness!)

As promised pics tonight, more (mis)adventures shared later!

*Of course you have all figured out by now that I am not the most timely poster. While I promise to write these stories, let's not pretend that I can commit to any kind of realistic timeline to when they will get posted.

**It's even better than it sounds, get excited.