Two of my pieces, Too Late and Kia Hora Te Marino, arranged by Alex Van Den Broek for the CSO and me, 2025
Kia ora Koutou
I have not blogged for a while because I have been so busy singing & teaching!
‘Diva’ was, and probably still is, my favourite Opera Film. I adored the scene of the Pirate illegally recording the Soprano with his portable reel to reel tape recorder.
Where would we performers be without Pirates? They capture our performances which would otherwise be lost; it is such a thrill to listen back.
On that note, here is an unauthorised recording of my songs, using an old phone, arranged by Alex Van Den Broek, and performed by the CSO & myself, in the Christchurch Town Hall last weekend.
I am a classical singer and guitarist.
I have created a project called 'The Lilli Lehmann Project'. The project, lasting from 2020 until 2023, aims to refresh my voice and prepare me to be a singing teacher.
The scope of the project is that I am studying Lilli Lehmann's singing book, bibliography, recordings and her reviews, as well as other historical vocal pedagogy.
I have chosen this platform in order to blog about my discoveries, demonstrate techniques and exercises, and perform pieces of music. I have done so because I wish to be transparent. I think that if a student is prepared to learn from me then I should stand up to public scrutiny.
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Deborah Wai Kapohe 