When asked why his one-hour show was so expensive, Luciano Pavarotti replied, “You’re not paying for one hour, you’re paying for thirty years.”
Acclaimed Latvian Opera Singer, Inessa Galante, recalls this response and relates it to her own life-long passion for Opera. “You can’t fight against it,” she says. “You have to have a special character and love for this profession, because Opera singing isn’t a modern language, it’s antique in a lot of ways.”
Sydney audiences will have the chance to see Galante in her first trip to Australia in over a decade. “I discovered I had a passion very early,” she explains. “All my childhood I was singing a variety of Opera and symphony music, which I would compose in my head. I wanted to study medicine, although it felt like Opera was my destiny.”
The Soprano rose to international fame in 1995. “You have to train your voice,” she continues. “You are constantly changing your repertoire and practicing every day. It’s not enough to rely simply on having a good voice – you have to be strong and constantly fight to maintain your place in this industry.” (GF)
Nov 26, City Recital Hall, George St, Martin Place, $85-95, cityrecitalhall.com
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