Opera - a personal introduction
David Wilson
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Friday
18:00-19:30
Studio 3
If you wonder whether opera is for you, this workshop will use words and musical examples to help you decide. The theme is opera's dramatic and emotional impact, but trying to show that this can cover much more than traditional diva stereotypes. I’ll also share some singers and recordings that move me to tears. There may even be a digression or two into queer resonances in some of the works.
David Wilson
David gave up full-time employment as a civil servant in 2017 in order to have a freer and happier life, in the first instance as a freelance consultant but increasingly as a photographer. He is originally from Northern Ireland but has lived in London since the 1980s. He is an amateur music enthusiast, with a particular interest in making classical music accessible without dumbing it down.