All my goodbyes and thank yous are in the vlog so not much more to say without getting weepy! Retrospect is a funny thing and I'm already feeling nostalgic for the last few weeks in lockdown. I'll never forget this experience and sharing my life as a singer with you. Stay cheered, stay healthy, lots …
Day 19: Spinning lines
It's the start of a new week in Lovelassland and I'm trying out a slight tweak to the 'singing from home' format, especially now I'm learning more about video editing. I hope you can forgive me for what might be tasteless experiments with filters and sound effects! So, on day 19, Pete (the bike) and …
Day 11: Beat it
When I get hold of a new piece of repertoire, a new operatic aria, I start learning it by breaking it down into its constituent parts. I work on each element - context, language/translation, rhythm, pitch, dynamics, the composer's intentions - in isolation. In today's vlog, I explain how I go about locking down the …

