When she began studying vocal performance at Tyler Junior College, Julianne Casey had raw talent and a desire to succeed but no previous musical training.
When she began studying vocal performance at Tyler Junior College, Julianne Casey had raw talent and a desire to succeed but no previous musical training.
And being the welsh national opera, it seemed too good an opportunity to pass up. I worked with the highly eminent Conductor Sir charles mackerras, Whos World famous for his work in mozart. And after a minute of his singing, charles lent over to me and said i dont think were going to have any problems with this, he said, and we knew. The rest is history, really. Though, before bryn made it onto the stage for the wno, he was thrown out. Just before he did his first professional engagement with us, singing in cosi fan tutte, he came in with a pal to watch some of his pal s rehearsal. I didnt know who he was and all of our rehearsals are closed and nobody who isnt within the company at the time is allowed, so i politely asked him to leave. Its caused a few giggles subsequently, however. Bryn has got such wonderful Humanity And Humility i go back to that all the time. Theyre his calling cards, if you like, in his persona