My acting tutor Norman Cooley recommends his students to think about the Seven Holy Virtues and the Seven Deadly Sins when trying to create a
Category: Songs From Our Balcony
Down by the Sally Gardens was written by Irish poet William Butler Yeats, who was highly reputed for his poetry and in 1923 he received
At the early age of 15, Gustav Mahler showed enough music proficiency to be accepted to study piano at the Conservatoire in Vienna. During his
The song in the spotlight for today’s blog post is “Ich atmet’ einen linden Duft”. It was composed by Gustav Mahler and appears in his
“Do Not Look Into My Songs” I can sympathise with the poet Friedrich Rückert whilst reading his poem “Blicke mir nicht in die Lieder”, in
“Music exalts each joy, allays each grief Expels diseases, softens every pain, Subdues the rage of passion and the plague.” John Armstrong MD (1709-79) The
Je Veux Vivre – track 10 from my album Songs From Our Balcony is from the Opera Romeo and Juliet, adapted from Shakespeare’s play of
This week’s post focuses on the French composer Jules Massenet and his opera Werther, a passionate yet gloomy tale that focuses on how the cocktail
Although Liszt is well known today mainly for his piano works, he had also devoted his time creatively to celebrate the voice. His vast composition