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, 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 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 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
Klára Kolonits The second act of Nozze di Figaro begins. Beautiful orchestral intro. The curtain slowly goes up. The Countess sits in the middle of an elegant room, in a magnificent Rococo dress. What happens in the singer’s brain? Anyone who has already sung this role will most likely be … Read more
Kolonits Klára During my Master Class in Győr, I encountered a Mozart aria, which is a great example to illustrate what I talked about in our previous episode about Mozart. An aria from La Finta giardiniera – which Mozart wrote at the age of 18 – “Noi donne poverine” can … Read more
Klára Kolonits We can safely say there is an eternal debate going on over the importance of a singer’s physique in the times of live broadcasts. Not only do you have to be pretty and skinny nowadays, as it turns out, but you also need to be “trendy”, both in … Read more
Klára Kolonits In February, on the invitation of Magdolna Szabó during my Master Class in Győr, I gave a mini-speech on the difficulties of our career and on the required attitude. Answering the pupils’ questions, I tried to explain how thin is the line between the situation when it is … Read more
Klára Kolonits Our attentive followers may still remember my youthful determination to become an incarnation of Jessye Norman’s regardless of my entirely different physique and vocal endownments. At the same time, I idolised yet another singer whose vocal and physical qualities represented the other extreme. Emma Kirkby, the queen of … Read more
Klára Kolonits This week I was lucky to hold a real life master class at the College of Győr, where I worked with nine young people. The material registered there will soon appear in the Master Class series, complementing my Mozart series. To my great pleasure, I was able to … Read more