Mysql connection object

I found it,
if (Connection.State == ConnectionState.Closed)
{ Connection.Open(); }
else if (Connection.State == ConnectionState.Broken)
{ Connection.Close();
Connection.Open(); }

I need to know how to do this in c# - it would be like this (pseudo):
if(mysqlConnection==isOpen){execute}
else {
mysqlConnection.open();
execute
}
 
But theres no mysqlConnection==isOpen command - so I need to know how to do this
 
The point of this is i want to use the same connection in a singleton pattern rather than instantiate and open/close connections

try this link
http://www.weberdev.com/get_example-138.html