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DAVID TODD
Conductor & Répétiteur

David Todd

Conductor & Répétiteur

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Aldo di Toro ~ Tenor

November 28, 2020November 28, 2020 admin

I got to know Australian-Italian tenor Aldo di Toro last year, while he was performing the role of Calaf in Puccini’s Turandot in Darmstadt. Born in Australia to Italian immigrants, Aldo […]

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Ralph Strehle ~ Performance Coach

November 14, 2020November 14, 2020 admin

How should musicians deal with the pressure that comes with our career? While sportsmen and women have large teams of performance coaches around them, musicians are usually left to deal […]

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Katrin Gerstenberger ~ Dramatic Soprano

October 30, 2020November 11, 2020 admin

Dramatic soprano Katrin Gerstenberger joined the ensemble of Staatstheater Darmstadt in 1993, and in 2014 was honoured with the title of Kammersängerin. She was born in Halle in former East […]

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Alpesh Chauhan ~ Conductor

October 16, 2020October 31, 2020 admin

It was a pleasure to speak with Alpesh Chauhan for this interview. Alpesh and I both grew up making music in Birmingham, and he was recently appointed Music Director of […]

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Sören Eckhoff ~ Chorus Master

July 11, 2020October 31, 2020 admin

Sören Eckhoff is one of Germany’s best known choral conductors, and is currently Chorus Master and Kapellmeister at the Staatstheater Darmstadt. His distinguished career includes a five year stint at […]

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Welcome to Opera with a Hot Toddy!

Hot Toddy noun (-ies) typically a mixed drink made of liquor and water with honey (or, in some recipes, sugar), herbs (such as tea) and spices, and served hot.

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Calling all opera fans, colleagues or the opera curious!

Join me, David Todd, as I sit down for a hot toddy with friends and colleagues from the world of opera to chat. With a focus mainly on those working within the German-speaking opera world, we discuss their experiences and get an insight into the crazy art form that we work in. 

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Aufruf an alle Opernfans, Kollegen oder Opernneugierige!

Begleiten Sie mich, David Todd, wenn ich mich auf einen ‘hot toddy’ mit Freunden und Kollegen aus der Opernwelt zusammensetze, um über ihre Erfahrungen zu plaudern und einen Einblick in die verrückte Welt der klassische Musik zu geben, in der wir arbeiten. Auf Englisch und Deutsch.

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Recent Posts (English)

  • Aldo di Toro ~ Tenor
  • Ralph Strehle ~ Performance Coach
  • Katrin Gerstenberger ~ Dramatic Soprano
  • Alpesh Chauhan ~ Conductor
  • Sören Eckhoff ~ Chorus Master
  • Svetlina Stoyanova ~ Mezzo Soprano
  • Jonathon Swinard ~ Conductor/Chorus Master
  • Sonja Bühling – Chorus Mezzo Soprano
  • Daniel Cohen ~ Conductor/General Music Director
  • Jared Ice ~ Baritone

Recent Posts (Deutsch)

  • Aldo di Toro ~ Tenor
  • Ralph Strehle ~ Performance Coach
  • Katrin Gerstenberger ~ Dramatischer Sopran
  • Alpesh Chauhan ~ Dirigent
  • Sören Eckhoff ~ Chordirektor
  • Svetlina Stoyanova ~ Mezzosopran
  • Jonathon Swinard – Dirigent/Chordirektor
  • Sonja Bühling ~ Chormezzosopran
  • Daniel Cohen ~ Dirigent/GMD
  • Jared Ice ~ Bariton
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