Questions with Matthew Curran
April 27, 2010, 1:16 PM
By New York City Opera
|
|
Download File (Right click and "Save As")
Bass Matthew Curran, a newcomer to VOX, will make his City Opera debut in Revolution of Forms and Acquanetta this Saturday, May 1st at the Skirball Center for the Performing Arts. Matthew was happy to join us for another round of "Questions with...". Take a look!Describe VOX
Opera 2.0 Beta
21st Century Opera is…
The ultimate grab bag of all things music and art.
You should come see Revolutions of Form and Acquanetta because…
It's history in the making.
Role you most want to play and why:
King Phillip in Verdi's Don Carlo. He's a complex character with one of the greatest bass arias ever written
Your diva role model is…
Sam Ramey, the anti-diva.
When you are on a date and tell the other person that you are an opera singer, the common reaction is…
No, you're not!
Favorite opera to listen to?
Impossible to say. Depends on my mood.
Favorite opera to sing?
Whatever I am performing in at the time.
Pre-performance diet?
No specific diet, but usually a pre-performance snack of a banana and an orange or apple.
If volcanic ash were to keep you from a visit overseas, where would that be?
Is this a trick question? Iceland?
Growing up, did you ever attend a tea party?
No, I'm from New Jersey
Album you can’t live without?
John Coltrane and Johnny Hartman
Secret talent (other than singing!)?
Trading the Stock Market
Worst costume you ever wore?
Tight white boxer briefs, a salmon-colored ladies' silk night robe, and a choker in Elektra at Zurich Opera. Go figure!
Who would play you in the movie about your life?
That's easy. McSteamy in that hospital TV show.
Comments
Pavel said:
Princeton said: