interviews with singers – Page 5

Bradley Smith, tenor

June 27, 2021 The Cross-Eyed Pianist

Be yourself. Let nobody take away your musical truth.

Ralph Thomas Williams, countertenor

June 21, 2021 The Cross-Eyed Pianist

One needs to approach music with an open mind. Do something outside of music too to stay grounded and humble and to not be voluntarily confined to an echo chamber such as conservatoire.

The biggest thrill of my life was making my Carnegie Hall debut with the Fauré Requiem; the sound of that hall is just incredible! I have sung there three times in different contexts, and it’s not only beautiful, it’s historic. The energy you feel looking out at the loges from the stage of the Isaac Stern Auditorium is just awe inspiring.

Elizabeth Llewellyn, soprano

May 24, 2021 The Cross-Eyed Pianist

If my audience is moved, entertained, challenged, provoked, consoled, informed, inspired – or any combination of the above – then I feel I have been successful in doing my job.