El ‘taller’ de un pueblo de Italia donde dos sopranos retiradas ‘reparan’ las voces rotas de la ópera, 2025
A chance encounter that would evolve into a lifelong collaboration.
Their paths first crossed at... more A chance encounter that would evolve into a lifelong collaboration.
Their paths first crossed at Indiana University, Bloomington.
“That initial encounter marked the beginning of a lasting connection,” recalls Paglin, now retired from the stage and co-founder of New Voice Studio Brilla-Paglin.
“...Lisa went on to become a promising new soprano at the Vienna Staatsoper, but like myself, she began to sense that something in her vocal technique was amiss, that the voice was not responding as it should.”
"...We immersed ourselves in historic recordings, consulted specialists ... studied treatises by the great masters..."
Each year, a diverse array of singers, ranging from fresh out of the conservatory to artists commanding five-figure fees per performance, arrive here, predominantly from the world of opera but also from other genres including pop and jazz.
“Our pedagogical foundation rests on three principles: freedom, spontaneity, and beauty,” Paglin explains. “Contemporary vocal practice is excessively regimented, natural singing is neglected, and there is an unhealthy obsession with power and volume that results in massive muscular tension.”
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Their paths first crossed at Indiana University, Bloomington.
“That initial encounter marked the beginning of a lasting connection,” recalls Paglin, now retired from the stage and co-founder of New Voice Studio Brilla-Paglin.
“...Lisa went on to become a promising new soprano at the Vienna Staatsoper, but like myself, she began to sense that something in her vocal technique was amiss, that the voice was not responding as it should.”
"...We immersed ourselves in historic recordings, consulted specialists ... studied treatises by the great masters..."
Each year, a diverse array of singers, ranging from fresh out of the conservatory to artists commanding five-figure fees per performance, arrive here, predominantly from the world of opera but also from other genres including pop and jazz.
“Our pedagogical foundation rests on three principles: freedom, spontaneity, and beauty,” Paglin explains. “Contemporary vocal practice is excessively regimented, natural singing is neglected, and there is an unhealthy obsession with power and volume that results in massive muscular tension.”
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