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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.

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