My passion with you. So im on a mission to find out how opera is trying to attract new audiences and reinvent itself. This time i meet sir Antonio Pappano in the run up to the end 0lmert he is taking us Behind The Scenes Notjust he is taking us behind the scenes not just at londons he is taking us Behind The Scenes Notjust at londons old Royal Opera House, but right back to where it all started back. Let me take you to the opera. Just outside cardiff, really looking forward to it. Can i come along and listen to you do that . Of course you could, yeah oh, thank you he speaks welsh. What does that mean . See you in wales. 0k, great, see you in wales. He sings. Bryn s musical education at the Guildhall School of music brought him to london for the first time. He won a coveted place there in 1984 and in his last year he was awarded the schools top music prize, the gold medal. Hello, bryn, i made it to wales croeso i gymru come on, say it, we are in the middle of recording croeso i gymru he
The top of his game. What sir bryn terfel s long and stellar career tells us about how to make opera fit for the future. Let me take you to the opera. He sings in italian. Sir bryn terfel has all the Magic Ingredients it takes to become a world class opera star incredible stage presence, amazing acting range from dramatic to comic, and of course, a rich Bass Baritone voice that enthrals audiences wherever he performs. Im invited backstage ahead of bryns performance in the barber of seville, a comic masterpiece by the 19th century italian composer, rossini. Before getting into costume, bryn warms up his voice. He sings in italian. Hello, it is your make up call. Here now . Yes as if im not already fat enough, ey he plays don basilio, a music teacher whose sole interest is in lining his own pockets. Hello, sir bryn terfel are you here for a singing lesson . I wish you know, i admire people like you who can sing but ijust cant sing myself. I can sing but i cant teach singing so im glad yo
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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
Of competing as well, i was doing an opera as a student in the Guildhall School of music and drama, so it was maybe an insight into how one s career would develop in the future. But, yeah, undoubtedly, Cardiff Singer of the world gave you those steps up the ladder much quicker than expected. And it was with the Welsh National Opera that bryn made his professional operatic debut in Cosi Fan Tutte by mozart. This is a Knockabout Opera that owes as much to the Pantomime Tradition as it does to opera. Aidan lang, currently the welsh national Operas Director oversaw that performance more than 30 years ago. To entrust someone who was barely out of college with the Title Role at wno was not a risk but it was an adventure for the company to take. We saw him at Cardiff Singer of the world, and thats on an international platform