Rising opera star: Valmont

Rising opera star, lyrical soprano, wonder tinged with melancholy

Prompt: Female, early 20s. Light, lyrical soprano with a crystalline, operatic texture. Her speech is breathy, earnest, and carries a sense of wide-eyed wonder mixed with underlying melancholy. Mid-Atlantic or refined European accent. Pacing is fluid and rhythmic, reflecting a disciplined musical background. She sounds vulnerable yet possesses a hidden, soaring power when discussing her craft.

Script: When the curtain lifts, I still feel that small, frightened flutter in my chest, but then the music finds me, and suddenly even my sorrow knows how to sing.