
OPERA
Interview: Gareth Brynmor, Baritone

What do you consider to be the most important ideas and concepts to impart to aspiring musicians?
That music should always be about something, be for something, be because of something. We spend years honing instrumental or vocal technique, and it is right that that is the primary focus of teaching, but what’s the point if we don’t try and use it to say something. People need the space at a young age to find what their artistic voice might be.
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Jonas Kaufmann and Anja Harteros: Già nella notte densa from Verdi’s Opera Otello
News: Renata Scotto and Anna Netrebko among winners at 2017 International Opera Awards

Winners of the 2017 International Opera Awards have been announced at a ceremony at the London Coliseum.
Among the awards’ recipients were Italian soprano and director Renata Scotto, who was presented with a lifetime achievement award, while Russian soprano Anna Netrebko won the female singer award and American tenor Lawrence Brownlee the male singer award.
Photo Credit: Chris Christodoulou
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