BRIAN BANNATYNE-SCOTT: A Singer's Life

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Join us to celebrate the launch of Brian Bannatyne-Scott's biography, A Singer's Life, as he talks with Olga Wojtas about his 40 year career as an opera singer all over the world.

About the book:
The life of an opera singer is a total mystery to 99% of members of the audience at any performance. This fascinating book, written by Brian Bannatyne-Scott, a Scottish bass who, over four decades, has sung roles all over the world, as well as appearing in many international festivals both in opera and oratorio, allows the listening public to garner some understanding of what it takes to become an opera singer, a modern Troubadour, in the 21 st Century.

We learn about the painstaking hours of study and rehearsal before a production gets even close to a performance, about the life of a travelling singer, and about the influences that shape the personality and artistry of the professional singer.

About the authors:
Brian Bannatyne-Scott was born in 1955 in Edinburgh. On winning the Decca Kathleen Ferrier Prize in 1981, he embarked on an international career as an opera singer, lasting over 40 years and taking him all over the world. He sang with all the major UK opera companies, most of the top British symphony orchestras, many of the foremost Baroque ensembles and in the majority of British cathedrals. Abroad, he sang in such varied venues as La Scala, Milan, Teatro Colon, Buenos Aires, the Paris Opéra, Salzburg Festival, Festival d’Aix-en-Provence, Halle Handel Festival, Opéra de Lyon, Théatre de la Monnaie, Brussels and Pacific Opera Victoria, Canada. He was, for 10 years, Honorary Professor of Singing at St Andrews University, and lives with his wife, Fran, in Edinburgh.