20 preguntas a Angela MeadeIf Hollywood made your life into a glamorous biopic what actor would you want to portray you on the big screen?
Natalie Dormer
Your favorite book?
Angels and Demons by Dan Brown.
Funniest mishap onstage?
I was singing in the opera Barber of Seville and the tenor missed his entrance at the moment he was supposed to sing an aria. Another singer and I were the only ones on stage. We had no idea what to do, so we just looked at each other and shrugged our shoulders. The conductor stopped the orchestra and we waited for the guy to make his entrance. It was definitely an awkward moment – dead silence in an opera – and funny in retrospect.
What is the one item in your closet (shoes, handbags, couture) you splurged on?
A kelly green Prada bag.
If you could undertake any role in any opera, regardless of fach or gender, what would it be?
Cleopatra in Handel’s Giulio Cesare. I think she is such a wonderfully mysterious character and her arias are so beautiful.
Last TV show you watched?
Million Dollar Listing NY
Favorite composer?
Verdi
If you weren’t a singer, what would you be?
A pastry chef
What do you consider your trademark characteristic?
In terms of singing? Pianissimos
If you could have any superpower, what would you choose?
The ability to fly
Your celebrity crush?
Paul Walker
Where is your favorite place to relax and recharge?
The spa
Your favorite comfort food?
Chicken Pot Pie
What character in history do you feel deserves, but has not yet received the operatic treatment?
Anastasia Romanov; Queen Victoria; Mother Teresa; King Henry VIII (There should be an opera with him as the central figure); Maria Callas (they should make an opera about her life and struggles to become who she was).
Dream vacation destination?
St. Lucia
Who is your hero?
I’m not sure I have one.
Team Edward or Team Jacob?
Jacob
Your favorite hobby?
Baking
Guilty pleasure?
Red Velvet Cupcakes from Alice’s Tea Cup
You are stranded on a desert island with one recording of your choosing what would it be?
A compilation disc with all my favorite arias and ensembles. Nessun Dorma: Pavarotti, Casta Diva: Callas, Pace, pace mio Dio: L. Price, Armida final scene: Fleming from Pesaro, E lucevan le stelle: Carerras, I due Foscari duet: Ricciarelli/Carreras, Poveri fiori: Caballe, D’Oreste D’Aijace: Vaness, Se pieta: Sills.