Daily Singer Podcast

On January 30th, 2020, The World Health Organization declared a Public Health Emergency of International Concern surrounding the novel virus, Covid-19. Not long after, production companies began canceling performances, out of caution and concern for their audiences and artists. This has left some singers, instrumentalists, dancers, teachers, technicians and administration members unceremoniously removed from their creative homes. Whether social distancing in their apartments or relocating to hunker down with their families, musicians are collectively facing challenges no one thought to prepare for. But creatives must create, even in the darkest of circumstances, and necessity is the mother of invention. With new creative parameters built around social distancing, members of the classical music industry are finding new ways to explore their creative talents and reach their audiences... and each other. And we are going to find them, together, on the Daily Singer Podcast.

This week I had the chance to chat with the Drunken Tenor himself, Robert McPherson, who has definitely found opportunity for creativity during the past 6 months. Mr. McPherson is an internationally acclaimed operatic tenor, with credits from as far away as the Israeli Opera, as prestigious as the Metropolitan Opera, and as down to earth as the Bumbershoot Music & Arts Festival. The Drunken Tenor shares in conversation his perspectives on politics in art, meeting the audience on their terms, and the NOW of the Industry.

This week’s episode we begin with a question. What do you think of when you hear the name Konstantin Stanislavski? Did you think of the Russian Theatre? Did you think of the world-renowned System of Acting? Are you wondering if you clicked the wrong podcast because Stanislavski has nothing to do with music? Believe it or not, Stanislavski actually developed his System, at least in part, from the teachings of his personal voice teacher and even founded his own Opera Studio in 1918. Stanislavski wrote quite a bit about singing, and acting while singing.

This week we enter the studio with actor, singer, and director, Sharen Camille, to discuss acting while singing, bringing Stanislavski into the studio, and the Camille Coloratura Awards.

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