I first met Dr. Larsen when I was 4 years old. The company put out an emergency call for a Trouble in that summer’s Butterfly, so my parents rushed me down to Indianola to audition. I’ll never forget meeting Dr. Larsen that summer day, sitting on his fancy couch in his studio and being mesmerized by his presence. I may have been little, but I knew I was in the presence of someone truly great. He changed my life, he gave me my first taste of opera that summer and I’ve never looked back. Things won’t be the same without him, but his spirit is eternal. We‘ll keep going, for him.