Talented Soprano Gives Impromptu Performance at The Metropolitan Museum of Art

While visiting New York City, the very talented soprano Chloëbeth gave an impromptu performance at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, where the building’s incredible acoustics carried her beautiful voice and silenced the normally chatty museum-goers.

I was very nervous doing this – it was kinda random and I hadn’t warmed up my voice at all. But the reception was wonderful nevertheless.

Chloëbeth also reflected on how rewarding it felt to successfully do something so nerve-racking.

It always feels good after doing a nerve wracking thing successfully. What do you need to do which feels scary but you know you’ll be glad after? 

Unfortunately, a museum manager asked her to stop singing. Chloëbeth complied; however, she questioned why speaking was permitted, but singing was not.

When the manager told me I wasn’t allowed to sing I replied “oh so everyone is allowed to speak in here but not sing”? And he was like “yeah”. This confused me a bit cos it’s like we are allowed to use our voices but just not in a Devine way. Anyways whatever I left after that because I didn’t wanna be somewhere where I felt unwelcome and like I was committing a crime…

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Lori Dorn
Lori Dorn

Lori is a Laughing Squid Contributing Editor based in New York City who has been writing blog posts for over a decade. She also enjoys making jewelry, playing guitar, taking photos and mixing craft cocktails.