Here's what I don't recommend...

...staging Largo for 2 1/2 hours in the afternoon (PS- this is in no way a 'park and bark' or 'can belto' production of Barber), insisting on singing out for most of it, and then do a whole sing-through of the opera in the evening.

The good news is, I can sing the whole role in not-the-most-ideal circumstances (with 12 performances of this bad boy, that's a good feeling).  The bad news is, I feel like a truck hit me today.  The cords feel fine, but I could use a good hard slap in the face.  I'm sure there are one or two volunteers out there.  

More later.

AW