[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 113 (Monday, July 16, 2007)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1528]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




      HONORING THE CREATIVE ACHIEVEMENTS OF LAURA ELISABETH ULRICH

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                         HON. RODNEY ALEXANDER

                              of louisiana

                    in the house of representatives

                         Monday, July 16, 2007

  Mr. ALEXANDER. Madam Speaker, I rise today to celebrate Laura 
Elisabeth Ulrich, a senior at Louisiana Tech University in Ruston, LA, 
who at the young age of 19 was invited to participate in the 
prestigious Rome Festival Opera. The festival was held in Rome from 
June 28 though July 13, 2007.
  Ulrich was selected to be the understudy for the role of Cherubino in 
Marriage of Figaro, an opera that is performed in Italian. One of only 
10 Americans selected to perform, Ulrich does not speak Italian 
fluently; however, she demonstrated the level of talent, skill and 
experience required by the festival's performers.
  A student of voice under Dr. Laura Thompson at Louisiana Tech, Ulrich 
has certainly made a name for herself in North Louisiana, but I believe 
her experience in Rome foreshadows a career that will include honor and 
recognition on the global scale.
  Madam Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me in honoring Laura 
Elisabeth Ulrich whose natural abilities and dedication to her art will 
surely transform her into one of our Nation's finest vocal performers.




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