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Duet with Meatloaf
Might be a long blog so I’ll do a 2-parter and finish off later. I’m delighted with so many different viewpoints and comments being about this show- makes for interesting reading.
So I got the call on Thursday saying Meatloaf wants to duet with an opera singer. Mad idea but a great way of raising my profile quite apart from the fact that I remember Meatloaf dominating the charts when I was a kid. He is a legend and what a thing to be able to say:
“I sang Bat out of Hell as a duet with Meatloaf”
They wanted to send a car straightaway but first I had to take both the boys to Kings for their regular bloods which can’t be missed as their levels have to be closely monitored. (As it happened we just got the results and Arthur’s medication has had to be increased so it was absolutely the right call not to delay them).
As soon as I got back from the hospital they whisked me to the studios for a rehearsal with Meatloaf. I met the musical director and asked for some music but he only had a lyric sheet for me. So this is Rock’n Roll – no music! I’m afraid us classically trained singers need dots to read so I was slightly More »
Abba photos – Proms in the Park
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- With the knee high platforms I’m pushing 6ft.
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- I can’t believe I wore this!
Singing on Viennese tour
I’m sitting backstage at Bedford Corn Exchange, having just sung my first 2 songs in tonight’s concert on the Viennese Spectacular tour. It’s snowing outside and I’ve just had the worst, most overcooked piece of fish ever and paid £13.95 for the privilege. I should have sent it back but I only had an hour between the rehearsal and concert so there really was not time for them to cook another piece – anyway I’m far to British when it comes to doing that. I’ll complain to everyone about it but really I’m all mouth and no trousers. Not a bad description of a classical singer actually…
Still, I do have several reasons to be happy despite the treacherous drive home in the snow. More »
2011 Projects and live dates
Concert dates for 2011
- Friday 1st April at 7:30pm, Taverner: Fragments of a Prayer with Brighton Festival Chorus at St Bartholomews Church, Brighton. Tickets: £18, £12 (conc) from Dome Box Office
www.brightonticketshop.com
- Saturday 2nd April at 7:30pm, Taverner: Fragments of a Prayer with Brighton Festival Chorus at St Bartholomews Church, Brighton. Tickets: £18, £12 (conc) from Dome Box Office
www.brightonticketshop.com
- Tuesday 10th May – Spring Prom 7:30pm Mercury Theatre, Colchester, http://www.mercurytheatre.co.uk/index.php box office 01206 573948
- Saturday 4th June - Spitfire Prom Concert at Belton House, Grantham with RPCO. http://www.ticketmaster.co.uk/event/1F00463CBD4A75AD Doors open to public from 18:00 with sir disply of WWII aircraft and fireworks
- 18th June, Opera Gala Concert with Guildford Choral Society, 7:30pm Guildford Cathedral. Box Office electrictheatre@guildford.gov.uk 01483 444789
- 25th June, Mozart Requiem with Bath Choral Society, 7:30pm Bath Abbey www.boxoffice@bathfestivals.org.uk, Tel: 01225 463362, Fax: 01225 310377
- 12th November, Mendelssohn’s Elijah with Royal Tunbridge Wells Choral Society, 7:30pm Assembly Hall, Royal Tunbridge Wells. https://www.assemblyhalltheatre.co.uk/page/3019/Book-Online/443 Box Office 01892 530613
- 3rd December, 7:00pm Handel’s Messiah with Nottingham Harmonic Society http://www.trch.co.uk/index.aspx?articleid=15475 Box Office 0115 989 5555
- 18th December, Christmas Concert 4:00pm with Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and Brighton Festival Chorus and Youth Choir www.brightondome.org/ Box Office 01273 709709
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