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Minnesota Varsity: Sydney Kakuk

Sydney Kakuk
2017 Minnesota Varsity
Sydney Kakuk
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Instrument: Voice

Hometown: St. Cloud, Minn.

Piece: Giacomo Puccini — O mio babbino caro

Why do you love to perform?

Performing is special to me because I love being a vessel for song: a storyteller. I feel so privileged I have the opportunity to bring music to life in front of an audience. My goal as a musician is to become an opera singer who performs all over the world. I think music is an influential instrument of change. It is a universal language, which everyone can understand. I chose this piece because it is very special to me. When I visited the University of Utah, I had the opportunity to perform this aria in front of an opera workshop class for distinguished students. This experience was memorable because I had a chance to sing this to my dad who kindly stood in as my Gianni Schicchi. I think this moment was pivotal in my pursuit of a career in opera. In that moment, I realized there is nothing else I love more than performing and sharing music with the world.

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