286 - Interview with Lucy Shelton - eigth years anniversary of neue musik leben
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Episode 288 of the neue musik leben podcast, hosted by Irene Kurka, titled "286 - Interview with Lucy Shelton - eigth years anniversary of neue musik leben" was published on April 10, 2026 and runs 56 minutes.
April 10, 2026 ·56m · neue musik leben
Summary
Lucy Shelton talks about her path into singing lots of contemporary music and making her Metropolitan Opera debut at the age of 82 in the role of The Teacher in Kaija Saariaho's "Innocence". She speaks about what keeps her healthy and still singing, sharing her thoughts on Sprechstimme, acting, telling a story and learning crazy difficult pitches. Furthermore Lucy talks about her experience with Innocence, working with the Finnish composer Kaija Saariaho in developing her role.
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