Acting & Singing

It is possible to sing and act at the same time! I did it – and many others before me and after me. In opera, as in any well written piece, the clues are all there in the music waiting to be pieced together to form an elaborate tapestry that is a living, breathing character.

In the less detailed works where it is all about vocal virtuosity, one must build a creature, sometimes out of thin air and the trance set by the composer. The silences are as important as the sounds. The acting must serve the music, the singer must serve the music, and the actor must serve the work. Within that disciplined service we create new synergy composed of fidelity to the works we perform and personal interpretation that allow us to transcend the work itself and create that movement onstage when it all comes together and we are aflame with inspiration.