in the role of christian and robert schumann scenes from gurkhas files the production that kicked off the new season. 2 2 1 competitions are one way that singers can make a name for themselves. and admits that she's never taken part in one in her life. i just could not do that because i always had this huge air of stage and i was just so afraid and i couldn't even 20 percent of really years ago i really thought that i can come on stage because it was like it was so big and it's really physical it's not just a fear you know you stop to feel your arms or you know your face is thinking and of course you know it hear it you know hard be disturbed grieving and everything. even now backstage in frankfurt she's palpably nervous. she's performing the title role in tchaikovsky's lyric one act opera ilan to. bear and to learn about general director of the frankfurt opera discovered her 5 years ago she. was for the 1st time this year. i always love. it so. you know. those. are very very serious. so i wish you well the thank you very much thank you michele in the 1st set and yet she's always capt