Does being a modern opera singer require you to be more than a walking voice? There are many ways to train actors that are being applied to opera today and we speak with Patrick Eakin Young the Artistic Director of Opera Erratica, is developing work using the acting technique known as ‘Viewpoints.” Also we discuss:
- New York City Opera‘s 3 year union contract, and “Prima Donna“
- Opera Manhattan‘s Women on the Verge
- “La voix humaine” (English: The Human Voice) by Pulenc
- Thomas Pasatieri‘s “Lady Macbeth” and “Before Breakfast”
- Opera Hispánica‘s “Siempre Catán” using the music of the late composer Daniel Catán
- Remarkable Theater Brigade
- “The Enchanted Island” and ‘Götterdämmerung” at The MET
- Opera Feroce‘s “Amore & Psyche”
- “Truth” an opera about Sojourner Truth (Isabella Baumfree), by Paula Kimper
Credits: Sound sample of Body Opera work composed by Matt Rogers and performed by Adam Torrence, François Testory and Stefan Holmstrom. Episode hosted by Peter Szep, Noah Lethbridge, and Brooke Larimer. Podcast mixed and edited by Peter Szep.