His first thought: \u201cEverything was beautiful. The trees\u2014it was gorgeous.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Journey from choir to success as an opera singer<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
With some hard work, the senior Vocal Performance<\/a> major from the Republic of Myanmar became a standout singer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI’m not really a natural performer,\u201d he said. \u201cI grew up very conservative, personality-wise. And being from an Asian country, we don’t really express ourselves that intensely, like opera requires you to do. So these past four years have been an uphill battle for becoming more expressive.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n His success on the stage during his college career testifies to his success at learning to be a performer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n He sang the lead role in The Magic Flute<\/em> in his first opera performance at NAU; the 2018 production won first place<\/a> in the National Opera Association Opera Production Competition. Since then, he\u2019s performed in various different roles here and overseas, including a summer program in Italy and a professional production in Bulgaria.<\/p>\n\n\n\n For music, we have fantastic teachers. And I think that’s pretty consistent throughout NAU. The strength of the school comes from the faculty.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n It was encouragement from Lyric Theater Director and Associate Professor of Practice Eric Gibson that led him to the stage in Bulgaria. The role was competitive, and Ye Lynn was up against students as well as professional singers from around the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cIt was pretty amazing,\u201d he said, \u201cbecause the two other tenors there were 35 and 31. It was so intense.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Ye Lynn looks to continue his vocal studies at graduate school. He also aims to sing professionally and, eventually, to teach voice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n![\"Ye](\"https:\/\/legacy.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/179\/2023\/03\/1733_School_of_Music_20191012-1.jpg\")
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