to stick my nose into everything. i m going from having twojobs tojust having onejob. tony s new post will be chief conductor of the london symphony orchestra. but his legacy at the royal opera house means he s a role model for young opera conductors. there s all sorts of videos of him talking through the operas. you can hear the joy in his voice when he speaks about it. and because they re all over youtube, i mean, i ve watched all of those. you know, that was one thing definitely that got me into it and made me want to explore more about opera. |he s conducted so many fabulousj performances here over the years that have generated so much energy and passion and enthusiasm - from our audience and our orchestra and everyone who works
can also come at the cost. i ve had injuries on the stage. my back has been a constant problem, especially with raked stages. so i ve had to cancel some operas, and i ve had difficult questions about people asking if you have done this or not, not knowing the full story of certain things that happened to you. it is water off a duck s back, but maybe it s that given swan one lake, peddling like mad. you cope well with pressure, because it is a pressured world, performing at your level. one in america called me a mack truck once. you know, one of these big trucks that can carry anything, that will plough through everything, any challenge put on your plate. i thought she was pretty correct in her description.
of our lives. he embodies that and that is the most powerful advocacy he could perform for music. everything he does conveys that love of singing, and it s completely infectious. and the fact that he is passing that on two young singers makes total sense to me, because it s an absolutely compelling vision of how to live a musical life. you think we re getting younger audiences into opera houses? definitely, definitely. undoubtedly. and these are people that you see after giving performances in the stage door. we saw in the run of the barber of seville, that we had at the royal opera house at covent garden. you could see it. my first opera. i loved it. i thought it was really captivating. i think more young people should see operas. i think it s a great experience. as well as being unbelievably
i ve had injuries on the stage. my back has been a constant problem, especially with raked stages. so i ve had to cancel some operas, and i ve had difficult questions about people asking if you have done this or not, not knowing the full story of things that have happened to you. it is water of a duck s back, but maybe it s that given swan one lake, peddling like mad. you cope well with pressure, because it is a pressured world, performing at your level. one very famous mezzo in america called me a mack truck once. you know, one of these big trucks that can carry anything, that will plough through everything, any challenge put on your plate. i thought she was pretty correct in her description. during bryn s illustrious career, he has tackled roles from across the operatic spectrum including wotan,