Today, June 6th, marks the launch of my video series under the sponsorship of Bel Canto Boot Camp. These will be weekly episodes based on the Introduction and Part 1 of Opera as Opera, which consists of 14 essayettes on aspects of our artform. In each episode, I’ll be reading the the indicated essayette, then answering some excellent questions about it posed by the BCBC leadership. So the thoughts of the brief essays are elaborated, and I think there will be material of interest even for those who have read the book.
The series will culminate in the fall with a live, interactive Book Club event, in which questions will be welcomed from viewers in real time. The first video is up on the BCBC website now (links below), and the episodes will remain on the site, in front of the paywall, for the duration of the series and beyond. All three links will get you there, but I do recommend that you explore the BCBC site, and learn about this enterprising organization’s exciting activities in the education and hands-on training of a new generation of classical singers.
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