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Becky in the National Youth Training Choir

13/2/2015

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It's exciting to hear that Duchy Opera's youngest singer, Becky Scamp,
has been accepted to sing in the 'National Youth Training Choir South'. 

The NYCGB is the family of choirs for outstanding young singers, and those with outstanding potential in the UK. It is comprised of eight choirs for young people between the ages of 8 and 25.

She will be on a residential course in Reading at Easter ending  with a concert at Coventry Cathedral.

The Summer residential course will be in Truro School with the concert at the end of the week being held in Truro Cathedral on Saturday 15th August,

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Masterclass with Richard Jackson coming in November

16/10/2014

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On November 29th we are holding a Masterclass in Truro School Chapel. It will be led by Richard Jackson, and will be an opportunity for singers of all voices to work on the performance and interpretation of their own selected pieces, whether for audition, as preparation for recitals or just as a learning experience. Richard has many years' experience of working with singers in Opera, Lieder and Classical English song at many levels at establishments such as the Royal College of Music. Currently he is directing our opera The Elixir of Love. This is a great opportunity to gain from his knowledge and skills, and to enhance your performance.

Entry fee £20 half hour session - two prepared pieces  - and observation of the whole day's masterclasses. Observers will be welcome at £5. For more details please Contact Us.
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Kay Deeming & Adele Berntzen Concert

9/5/2014

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Duchy Opera Soprano soloist Kay Deeming would like to invite you to a CONCERT in support of Cornwall Blind Association.

Adele Berntzen (Mezzo Soprano) will be singing with Kay, and they will be accompanied by Stephen Watts (piano), with special guests Alison Jane (piano) & Doug McClure (Guitar).

Sunday June 29th at 2.30pm
Tremayne Hall, Mylor Bridge
Tickets £7.50 from 01326 377189

"A varied programme to suit all tastes"

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Wise words for singers from Vesselina Kasarova

31/3/2014

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"Wouldn’t it be terrific if the singer just starting out could hear and heed these words from the singer who has made such wise choices in her career that she is still working as hard as ever and her schedule stretches way into the future?" (from http://eyesometric.wordpress.com/category/cardiff/).
"I must admit to being shocked when Frau Kasarova recalls racism against singers of Slavic origin but it shows that obstacles and negative attitudes can forge a core of steel in a  personality with talent, ambition and, above all, integrity. Thank goodness there are strong women who are wise as well as being superstars and long may these women impart sensible advice to the young."

Excerpts from the full interview:

  • “I had a con­tract for Don Car­los. And Ioan Holen­der, Direct­or of the Vien­na State Opera, res­cued me say­ing: “Ves­se­li­na, if you want a long career, go back to Moz­art and Ros­sini. If you sing dra­mat­ic parts, in 6 years you will be exhaust­ed.”
  • “Back then, they advised me not to sing too much in the US as voi­ces quick­ly die there. Sing­ers per­form with large orches­tras in vast halls with audi­en­ces of 4,000-5,000 peo­ple. It is good for an art­ist to appear in front of an Amer­i­can audi­ence, but with­in rea­son­a­ble lim­its. I fol­lowed their advice and I wasn’t wrong. I would advise young sing­ers not to hur­ry with dra­mat­ic parts. It is not only about vocal cords endur­ance. Jit­ters, stage fright may break the tie voice-per­son-spir­it­u­al­i­ty. And when art­ists feel fear, they can­not con­tin­ue their way.”
  •  ”And besides, dis­ci­pline is also crit­i­cal for sing­ers, their under­stand­ing where their lim­its are, how much they should sing and what and whom with. And that is why I have sur­vived through so many years.”
  • “The most impor­tant thing is to stay com­plete­ly down to earth. Only few art­ists can cope psy­cho­log­i­cal­ly with the word ‘suc­cess.‘ I do not know how my art is eval­u­at­ed, but I have remained a very down-to-earth and nat­u­ral­ly-behaved per­son.”
  • “And I have refused to sing Leon­ore in Fidel­io. I have done this to spare my voice. Back then, these parts were not for me.“
HERE is the full interview that Frau Kasarova gave to Europost’s Roslava Kumanova and published in 2011.


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Little-known stories #2

11/11/2013

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Ever wondered whether you are a tenor or a bass? A soprano or a contralto?

Whilst at Solihull School, where he received his education and sang in the school choir, John Hobbs (BARITONE)
moved through the choral ranks from treble to bass, via alto, omitting the tenor line, only to be told later that it was
the tenor spectrum that he should have alighted upon!
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