The Metropolitan Opera House in New York is so big that it could be its own borough. It has a huge auditorium with several levels of seats, several levels of rehearsal rooms, and numerous other facilities. One could easily get lost or one could easily get in trouble.
The denizens of the Met include many talented people, from orchestra and chorus members to directors to costume and set designers to singers. One of the most popular is the beautiful mezzo soprano Isabel Leonard.
Isabel Leonard is one of the most in demand opera singers on the planet, and one of the most beautiful. Isabel is one of the opera world's major stars. She is tall with long dark hair, amply endowed, with a thin figure as gorgeous as her voice. The high demand keeps her on the run, with little time to relax.
This particular Saturday afternoon, Isabel wasn't singing, but she was in the house to host a Live in HD broadcast. This is an event where the Met broadcasts a live Saturday matinee performance to movie theaters around the world in high definition. When Isabel wasn't singing, she enjoyed hosting. It's a chance to show up at the opera house, talk to her fellow singers, enjoy the performance, and promote opera to new audiences.
Isabel had just finished interviewing the day's stars. She was walking down the hall wearing a black one-piece pantsuit that looped around the back of her neck and buttoned up the front, complemented by gold spiral hoop earrings. She had her pretty dark hair in a ponytail.
"Hello, Isabel," I said. "How are you?"
"I'm fine, thank you," Isabel said with a pretty smile. "I'm a little charged up, though." She chuckled. We were going the same way, so I walked alongside her. "I'm not singing for a bit. But being here energizes me."
"I get that," I said. I'm not a performer, except for fun, but I know enough performers to understand how performing can energize you. It takes a lot of energy to perform.
We continued to walk down the hall. "Is there something I can do?" I asked. Isabel licked her lips and chuckled.
"Maybe you can," Isabel said, smiling. Her pretty eyes twinkled. We continued walking. As we walked, we could hear rehearsals going on.
"Ah, 'Non so piu cosa son, cosa faccio,'" Isabel said. "Cherubino; one of my best-known roles." She grinned. "Anyway..." Isabel trailed off.