Ep. 47: Kate Royal

*All Talking Classical podcasts formerly on SoundCloud redirected to Anchor.* Welcome to the first Talking Classical Podcast of 2021! Kate Royal is one of the world's leading sopranos. In this podcast, we talk about her journey into music and classical singing, and what it was like training at the world-renowned conservatoire, the Guildhall School of Music and Drama. Kate was a very conscientious student at music college, so she also discusses having a fulfilling balance between singing and life post-conservatoire and later on in her career. Additionally, she highlights the skill and ability opera singers need in order to negotiate many different facets both in the profession and act of live performance. Kate now wants to inspire the younger generation of singers, so she is in the early stages of setting up a support network for singers of all ages in conjunction with her alma mater, the National Opera Studio. She talks about this network and, in that light, offers her advice to young singers and musicians during this current coronavirus pandemic. Many thanks to Kate for talking to me! Kate's bio: kateroyal.net/about. UPDATE - Kate is a mentor for the Singers Resound initiative, which launched this year. Singers Resound is an online mentoring scheme for professional opera singers to discuss various issues related to their lives and careers in a safe, supportive way. https://www.singersresound.co.uk. The PlayScore 2 giveaway is now closed. Music in this podcast: Music by audionautix.com. "Alla What (parody)," Creative Commons Music by Jason Shaw on Audionautix.com. Used in full and edited forms for the podcast.