The Verdi Baritone

Written By Moë Faulkner

Gary Coward and Germán Enrique Alcántara met whilst Germán was a member of the Jette Parker Young Artists’ Programme at London’s Royal Ballet and Opera between 2018-2020.

In this new series for YouTube called The Verdi Baritone, Gary and Germán reunite to discuss and sing what it truly takes to perform Verdi. Starting with Gaetano Nava’s exercises, they work through ‘Eri tu che macchiavi' from Un ballo in maschera and 'Tutto è deserto' from Act 2 of Il trovatore.

Part I:

Part II:

Part III:

Video and audio © Bobby Williams
Content producer © Luca Wetherall

Moë Faulkner
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