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The Highs & Lows Of An Opera Life 🎭🎶 • Th

The Highs & Lows Of An Opera Life 🎭🎶

• The Good ✅

Being able to explore and discover new places. Aachen (where I'm rehearsing my next production) borders with Belgium and The Netherlands. There's so much to see, and I can pop to Lidl (IN ANOTHER COUNTRY) in under 10 minutes ❤️

• The Bad ❌

My apartment doesn't have a washing machine, and I'm close to running out of boxers!! 😱

Rehearsals for A Midsummer Night's Dream are going well. More updates to come soon.

@artistainternational

Tonight is the world premiere of @the_opera_story

Role Debut ❤️ I'm stoked to be doing my first

Role Debut ❤️

I'm stoked to be doing my first Lysander in Britten's 'A Midsummer Night's Dream'.

A new production with a fantastic team in Theatre Aachen in Germany 🎵

@artistainternational 🎹
@theateraachen 🎭

I can safely say that this production has turned t

I can safely say that this production has turned traditional opera on its head and adapted in a way which is truly remarkable.

Head down to Brixton Jamm to check out the show this week 👍 @the_opera_story

Managing your ego as an opera singer can be tricky

Managing your ego as an opera singer can be tricky? 🎵

The audience cheering, clapping and showing their appreciation night after night. What's not to like? ❤️❤️

With the best will in the world, we can find ourselves becoming a little bit too 'big headed'?

Playing 'Pride' in 'Beauty & the 7 beasts' has allowed me to push the boundaries of what I means to be 'big headed'.

This character is WILD!! 🤠 One of my favourite lines is from the score is 'Worry not, my child. Just accept the divinity that is ME'.

It's so much fun to play a character that is the entirely the opposite of your own personality.

Be sure to come and see the
show in London
🇬🇧💂🎶🎵 @the_opera_story @artistainternational

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Happy Birthday Mozart! Here's a snap from @nevill

Happy Birthday Mozart!

Here's a snap from @nevillholtopera Don Giovanni last summer 🙂

I managed to catch the @bbcradio3 @metopera broadcast of Figaro on the weekend, and it reminded me how cracking Mozart is ❤️

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Preparing To Sing 🎶 I'm smiling because I've f

Preparing To Sing 🎶

I'm smiling because I've finally made it through note bashing a new piece 😂

Growing up in Wales, I took so many piano lessons, but note bashing is NOT a strength of mine 😝

The next steps:

• Get the music into the body ✅

This doesn't happen overnight. I'll sing each phrase in isolation, and make sure that the breath is working well.

• Make sense of the character ✅

It's the first chance where my brain has enough space to consider the text, and what's going on dramatically.

• Memorise ✅

I'm not trying to actively memorise right now. If I do, I'll probably memorise mistakes.

I will stay consistent on my plan of studying each day, and this normally leads to music staying in my long-term memory.

Practicing 😩 I've always had a dodgy relations

Practicing 😩

I've always had a dodgy relationship with the word 'practice'.

Thinking practicing is only when you're chained to to piano, bashing out notes, warming up, or singing through your arias? 🤔

Having started a number of business ideas in the pandemic, this has helped me focus on becoming a more wholistic musician.

• Sports 🤸‍♂️
• Social media content 📱
• Networking
• Adminstration

These are all tasks that fall outside of making music, but are arguably just as important.

Focussing on only on the artistic side of things can sometimes blind us. It can feel awkward to see yourself as a business, but it's helping me embrace all of those other important qualities too.

Now. Let me limp home from the gym 😂😂😂

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