The travels of an opera singer
The travels of an opera singer
Pecorino, it’s not just a cheese… If you are a cheese lover you will most likely be familiar with pecorino, a kind of cousin to parmigiano; a hard, salty cheese made from sheep’s milk. What you may not yet have discovered is that pecorino is also a native Italian grape variety. This pale, small and …
Many months ago my attention was drawn to a 25 minute, comic one-act opera monologue written for mezzo-soprano based on the words of American cooking personality Julia Child. The friend and colleague who sent me the music said he could imagine me singing the role, suggesting it would be a fun piece to perform at …
She sashays down the corridor, a sideways glance in the mirror confirming that her spectacularly bejewelled, sequinned costume and feathered headdress is perfectly in place. Two more silver shoed, fish net clad beauties appear alongside immediately conjuring up visions of the Moulin Rouge. But we’re not in Paris. And the girls aren’t dancers. They’re opera …