Emőke Baráth, Klára Kolonits In the second season we meet Emőke Baráth again. In her generosity, she grants us an honest look behind the scenes of her international successes. We talk about the dark sides and difficulties of her career. What difficulties are there to face at all for an … Read more
Budai Lívia, Pászthy Júlia, Schultz Katalin In today’s episode Lívia Budai, Júlia Pászthy and Katalin Schultz tell us about their years at the Music Academy. We also encounter the questions that will keep us busy throughout the season:The first big topic is the singing teacher and the pedagogy of singing: … Read more
Budai Lívia, Pászthy Júlia, Schultz Katalin They were born in the difficult time just after the Second World War, they grew up in the countryside in fifties and sixties. How did they end up at the Budapest Music Academy – from the vineyards in Eger, from a pastor family in … Read more
Kovácsházi István, Molnár Piroska, Baráth Emőke, Bretz Gábor, Nádasi Veronika, Tompos Kátya What will we talk about? Who gets ten minutes long ovations? What Piroska has in common with Dalila’s vengeance aria? Who was “that boy who came from the Operetta Theatre”?
Klára Kolonits What will we talk about? Was opera Klára’s first choice? Which recording she used to listen 50 times in a row? How did she convince an audition jury to take her in? What less obvious genres did she try herself in (examples included…)? I’d rather read than watch. … Read more
Éva Bátori, Emőke Baráth, István Kovácsházi, Piroska Molnár,Gábor Bretz What will we talk about? Is it important if I was born with big or tiny voice? Do I need to study languages? I’m 18 and just starting. Is it too late? What a teacher cannot give? I’d rather read than … Read more
Klára Kolonits What will we talk about? Why Klára ran away from a hospital? Why is love dangerous? Should we pick our repertoire basing on our affinity towards certain roles? Is it possible to sing an opera when you suddenly have no voice? I’d rather read than watch. No problem! … Read more
Veronika Nádasi, Kátya Tompos, István Kovácsházi, Piroska Molnár What will we talk about? Can I learn to sing without a teacher? How important trust is? What responsibility comes with being a singing teacher? Can stage be our teacher?
Klára Kolonits What will we talk about? How did nine years old Klára behave on her first opera show? What is her strongest addiction? What László Polgár thought of her singing? Are tantrums a good thing? I’d rather read than watch. No problem! Just scroll down for the transcript. There … Read more
Kátya Tompos, Emőke Baráth, István Kovácsházi, Piroska Molnár What will we talk about? How many instruments Emőke plays? Do we learn to speak or sing first? Does it matter if I come from a musical family? Why math teacher can be important?