Frederick Ballentine, 30, was cast in WNO’s “Porgy and Bess” before the COVID-19 quarantine brought down curtains coast to coast.
So what’s an opera singer to do with all this unexpected downtime? “Practice,” he says. “I have a lot of music to learn for the summer and for next season.
I’m using the free time to get a jump on that, and probably annoying my neighbors in the process. … I’m also trying to contribute to the Artist Relief Tree.