Posts Tagged “opera singer”
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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- I can’t believe I wore this!
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- With the knee high platforms I’m pushing 6ft.
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 »
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