DISCOVER YOUR REAL POTENTIAL
What do you consider to be the most important ideas and concepts to impart to aspiring musicians?
In German there is a saying: “Der Weg ist das Ziel” meaning “The way is the goal”. The way to the top may be long and challenging, but never let the difficulties discourage you: on the contrary embrace the experiences and the emotions and they will take you further. And don’t compare yourself with others: each person has his/her own way – be happy with yours.
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What do you consider to be the most important ideas and concepts to impart to aspiring musicians?
Trust your gut. Sing what you love. Learn from everyone you can, but at the end of the day you have to be true to you and find your team of people you trust. Be a good colleague and have a great time!
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As a musician, what is your definition of success?
If you feel like there’s still room to grow and you are always striving for better, and you are actually happy and enjoying the process, then you are succeeding. It’s not an arrival point. It’s a journey.
What do you consider to be the most important ideas and concepts to impart to aspiring musicians?
As Americans, I think our singers always do wonderfully when their language skills outside of singing are strong. If you can carry a conversation in the language of the country you are in, you engage in different ways with your international colleagues and make some long lasting relationships. It adds another layer that I think makes a huge difference in your rapport with everyone at whatever company you are at.
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She made history of sorts at age 20 by becoming the youngest singer ever to win the Metropolitan Opera’s vocal competition. Now, at the age of 29, Nadine Sierra is on the brink of stardom.
It’s been a dizzying rise for the Florida-born soprano, who started voice lessons at age 6, began performing in opera as a teen and made her Met debut as Gilda in Verdi’s “Rigoletto” in 2015.
To cap it off, she won this year’s Richard Tucker Award, worth $50,000 and a chance to headline a gala concert at Carnegie Hall on Sunday, Dec. 10, to be broadcast live on WQXR radio and streamed on its website.
“She has charm, she has style, she has grace, and on top of that she has a terrific voice,” said Barry Tucker, son of the legendary tenor and chairman of the foundation that nurtures up-and-coming American singers.
Critics agree with Tucker’s assessment. Of her Met debut, George Loomis wrote in Opera magazine that her “limpid tone and delicate phrasing proved ideal for the naive, sheltered girl, as did her lithe, slightly fragile appearance.”
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