Music to my ears

Some recordings are like old friends. Stravinsky’s The Rake’s Progress was one of my first roles at college and when I looked for a recording, I found Bryn Terfel singing my role with the LSO. It’s such a cinematic opera and I love the way they delve into the quite angular music and play with the language. I learnt the music so quickly for the role because I had listened to this recording so many times it was like I subliminally already knew it.

Bryn Terfel’s ability to spin a vocal line is incredible – he’s such a classy singer., I remember laughing at how easy he made these difficult English songs seem. He was able to control his voice and sustain pitch so well, which for lower voices like mine is the litmus test of one’s ability to sing this kind of repertoire.