Diva Download
Diva Download is an English-speaking podcast specialized in the field of classical music and opera. As such, Diva Download is a podcast selected by soclassiq, like Best Piano Music or Trove Thursday and many others. The oldest episode indexed by soclassiq is dated 2020-05-23. Since then, a total of 14 episodes have been recorded and broadcast by Diva Download.
Diva Download activity
Diva Download seems to be on pause right now, since no episode has been published for 3 months. The last episode in Diva Download, "Nicky Spence, Part 2", is dated 2020-09-25.
"On pause" does not mean, however, that Diva Download will not resume its activity soon, nor that its episodes are less interesting than another more active source.
This editorial activity is slowing down compared to the previous period.
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2020-09-25 17:49:22
Duration (h:m:s): 22:35
Welcome back to Diva Download, a podcast interviewing stars of the opera world. In our final episode of Season 1, Sophie and Indyana continue their interview with the brilliant and hilarious Nicky Spence. Nicky shares some pearls of wisdom he’s learned along the way, his favourite roles to sing, how he sees opera and musical theatre, and his hopes for …
2020-09-18 10:21:44
Duration (h:m:s): 20:46
Welcome back to Diva Download, a podcast interviewing stars of the opera world. For our final interview of Season 1, Sophie and Indyana are joined by the brilliant and hilarious Scottish tenor Nicky Spence. In Part 1, Nicky charms with tales of life backstage, his quarantine music recommendations, and favourite roles to play. We discuss his early success at the …
2020-09-04 13:19:12
Duration (h:m:s): 28:00
Happy Friday, and welcome back to Part 2 of Sophie and Indyana’s interview with sensational British tenor, David Butt Philip! In this episode, David tells us his favourite places to sing in the world, why he never feels nervous for performances, his tips for normalising auditions, and standing out in them. We conclude with our 10 quick-fire questions, and David …
2020-08-28 07:03:58
Duration (h:m:s): 24:26
Welcome back to Diva Download, a podcast interviewing stars of the opera world. For our sixth interview, Sophie and Indyana are joined by the sensational British tenor David Butt Philip. In Part 1, David explains his unconventional start in rock bands and musicals before choral singing and then eventual training as a baritone. He tells of his ‘no brainer’ decision …
2020-08-14 00:00:00
Duration (h:m:s): 33:02
Welcome back to Diva Download, a podcast interviewing stars of the opera world. In this episode, Sophie and Indyana continue their interview with esteemed British Mezzo Dame Sarah Connolly. They discuss inhabiting male characters, singing to serve the music, and a singer's relationship with their manager/agent. Dame Sarah shares her favourite roles, typical show-day routine, and her thoughts on singing …
2020-08-07 08:49:23
Duration (h:m:s): 37:39
And another exciting guest on Diva Download, a new podcast interviewing stars of the opera world. Sophie and Indyana are joined by the esteemed British Mezzo-Soprano, Dame Sarah Connolly. They discuss her early relationship with music as a singer and pianist, conductors, ornaments, stage dreams and nightmares on her journey to opera stardom. Please rate, review and subscribe on your …
2020-07-24 07:50:51
Duration (h:m:s): 26:18
Hello! Welcome back to Diva Download, a podcast interviewing stars of the opera world. Today, Sophie and Indyana continue their interview with British baritone Sir Thomas Allen. They discuss how he kept roles from becoming stale, the soundtrack to his quarantine, his thoughts on what the future holds for classical music in the UK, and, as usual, 10 fun Quick-Fire …
2020-07-10 08:09:27
Duration (h:m:s): 25:35
Welcome back to Diva Download, a podcast interviewing stars of the opera world. For our fourth interview, Sophie and Indyana are joined by the venerated British baritone Sir Thomas Allen. In part 1, Sir Tom confirms rumours that he was indeed the inspiration for Billy Elliot, and tells of his North East England origins. He shares his thoughts on the …
2020-07-03 09:27:58
Duration (h:m:s): 38:17
Welcome back to Diva Download, a new podcast interviewing stars of the opera world. Indyana and Sophie are thrilled to release part 2 of our interview with the brilliant Nuccia Focile. Nuccia shares her experiences singing with Pavarotti, what it’s like to be on stage alone singing a one-woman opera, the hardest thing she’s ever done on stage (not what …
2020-06-26 09:17:10
Duration (h:m:s): 30:13
Welcome back to Diva Download, a new podcast interviewing stars of the opera world. For our third interview, Sophie and Indyana are joined by the brilliant Nuccia Focile. In part 1, Nuccia shares stories of 20-minute applauses with Luciano Pavarotti, her Metropolitan Opera debut at a few hours notice, how she discovered opera singing and why she fell in love …