Kolonits Klára During the master class in Győr, we didn’t only work with the students on opera arias. Elvira is preparing to be an operetta singer, so we chose Marica’s entrance for our work together. Even if she claims to be more of a soubrette deep down in her soul, … Read more
Klára Kolonits, Mónika Fischl We started our interview with Mónika Fischl talking about her first steps. It will not be surprising – given the dog and the kitten actively involved in our conversation – that originally Móni wanted to be a veterinarian. She had many other ideas, but becoming an … Read more
Kolonits Klára In the Győr series we already met Alexa – now she will sing Gounod’s Marguerite for us. This piece is a great example on how you can and should use the orchestral introduction to prepare your entrance. Alexa’s big, dark voice deals surprisingly well with the aria’s ornaments … Read more
Kolonits Klára, Fischl Mónika We met Mónika Fischl, the prima donna of the Budapest Operetta Theater, on a July evening. We already had a peek into the registered material when we were talking about the Queen of the Night. So far, the opera genre has only appeared as a side … Read more
Klára Kolonits It’s Konstanze time! I first learned Konstanze for a jump in, in 2013 – and in 2019/2020 season it is the role I sang most. How did I study? What difficulties I found in the arias and what techniques helped me in working them out?
Klára Kolonits In our Mozart series we arrived to the Entführung aus dem Serail stop. In the first part registered during Győr Master Class, I’m working with Rebeka on Blonde’s aria. In this difficult piece, the position and the muscle tone are incredibly important. Quick tempo, dense lyrics, constantly high … Read more
Klára Kolonits What is the secret of the Queen of the Night? Why do more and more Königins show up at rocket speed, and why is it so frequent of them to retreat from the throne just as suddenly, even though the high F clearly doesn’t cause them problems and … Read more
Klára Kolonits “The most difficult aria in the world”, Der hölle Rache from the second act of Magic Flute. Full of high Fs and dramatic expression, it’s usually the area of the most daring high sopranos. The difficulties are different than in the Queen’s first aria, from certain point of … Read more
Klára Kolonits If Mozart and coloratura singing, then the highlight is, of course, the Queen of the Night! We will work on both arias in detail but I will also reveal why I set aside the Queen’s crown and I don’t sing the role onstage, saying no to the most … Read more
Klára Kolonits I’ve mentioned several times why I do not support karaoke-based study. In today’s episode, I want to return to this topic and show in what way it may be causing problems in the long run. I consider the basic musical education very important, regardless of the genre you … Read more