- The rewards for having a career in opera are great.
There's great repertoire,
you get to work with great colleagues, great conductors,
other singers, orchestras, stage directors.
The disadvantage, of course is,
I think the biggest disadvantage, is the amount of travel.
It's not frequent that you're gonna be doing this,
in your own hometown.
So, you're on the road a lot.
So, finding a balanced life is what's difficult.
Finding a partner that will accept this,
and finding a way to make that work in your personal life,
is what's difficult.
Of course, there's also the disadvantage of,
it's not a steady job.
It's just one job, to the next job, to the next job.
It's not a year-round contract,
unless you're working in a house,
like in Germany or something,
where they hire someone on a yearly basis.
But it's an unsteady,
so, hopefully your career will build up,
and you'll have work, constantly.
The good thing is when you get to turn down work,
'cause you have too much.
But I think even more difficult is the amount of travel,
which sounds glamorous,
but after a while, living out of a suitcase gets old,
and finding a semblance of home.