Juliette Pochin » opera singer

Bat out of Hell duet

Juliette — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 21:45:38 +0000

Duet with Meatloaf

Juliette — Sat, 13 Feb 2010 13:12:49 +0000

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 on edge to start with. Meatloaf, however was charming, a real gent. I don’t know what I was expecting! But he was lovely, interesting, modest and normal – you wouldn’t know that he had sold millions of records. Well, it’s hard to forget that actually but you know what I mean. Yes, there were a certain number of expletives but not as many as I had expected – apart from when his filling fell out… He offered it to the producer of the show to sell on ebay, she declined but I wonder how much it would have fetched?

Anyway, we worked out which bits I was going to sing and I sorted out some ideas for harmonies and that was that. Meatloaf had to go off to the dentist for his emergency appointment.

Young Seth kept me up most of the night as he has a horrid cold then I spent most of Friday morning carrying him around whilst desperately trying to learn the words to Bat out of Hell. What a lot of words and I must be one of the few people of my generation not to know them!

Run out of time, more soon…

Juliette Pochin at Salford Proms

Juliette — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 12:24:44 +0000

Abba photos – Proms in the Park

Juliette — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 21:48:49 +0000

Singing on Viennese tour

Juliette — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 21:31:48 +0000

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.

So my top 3 reasons to be happy despite a rubbish dinner? As follows:

I’m going to see my babies tomorrow
I had a full nights sleep last night whilst apparently at home Seth woke James up at 3:30 and wouldn’t go back to sleep.
This is the last night of the Viennese tour so tomorrow I get to sleep in my own bed.

Just heard applause so that’s the interval – just nipping out to meet some forum members from my website who are in the audience.

2^nd half about to begin and I have something else to add to my list.

4. Three of the forum members have just given me a beautiful orchid. I feel spoilt.

It’s hard to believe that tomorrow I will be back to my jeans and sick splattered sweatshirts…

2011 Projects and live dates

Juliette — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 21:14:56 +0000

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 10^th 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

First Night: feature film

Release in UK October 16th 2011 with soundtrack by Mozart (!) and Morgan Pochin. Soundtrack available on CD (with Sony Classical) from October

Alfie Boe

Arranging and producing follow up to Bring Him Home album for release October 2011

Joe McElderry

Arranging and producing his album Classic

Arranging and producing his follow up Christmas album for release December 2011

New Orchestral Composition

Writing new orchestral work aimed at introducing the orchestra and classical music to young people with Michael Rosen for premiere 2012- more details to follow (when written some more of it and got some funding!)