Can you shed some light on how you “re-trained” and incorporated new techniques with Bel Canto?
Answer Hello, Sandra Thank you for the question. Classical training is not about expanding the “head voice”. Many people use the term “classical training” but not everyone means the same thing. Classical vocal training is about preparing for a career in classical vocal literature which includes opera, the symphonic repertoire, art songs, oratorio, etc. This variety of singer performs without a microphone in huge concert halls. Our opera house here in San Francisco packs in more than 3300 patrons. Today’s professional pop or Broadway performer works in a wholly-other set of circumstances and never without a microphone. I trained in Bel Canto for more than a decade. I studied and performed the Classical repertoire written for my vocal category. I was already a pianist and an actor before my first voice lesson at 18. Thus, I brought a lot to the table with my first vocal coach. Within a very short period of time I knew I wanted to concentrate on opera and the concert repertoire. My traini
