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Links
to PRESS and other interviews with Marcus |
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Do
you find song singing different than opera? |
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| I use
the same singing and rehearsal techniques for operatic and song repertoire.
The music dictates the individual vocal and dramatic requirements. |
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Do
you have a CD that I can purchase? |
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| Yes!
Go to the the store page of this site for purchasing information on my Marcus
DeLoach: American Song CD. Also, look for my recording of
Elie Siegmeister’s opera The
Lady of the Lake with Gerard Schwartz and the Seattle Symphony
on the NAXOS label. Coming soon too, on NAXOS is Scott Wheeler's fantastic opera The Construction of Boston. |
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I’ve
heard you sing popular and Broadway songs in concert. Do you plan to perform
in a musical in the future? |
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| Yes,
I am very excited to be working with my new commercial agent to continue
crossing over into theater and Broadway. Music is music and I enjoy performing
every type of it from rock with the Trans-Siberian Orchestra to Mozart at
Lincoln Center. |
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| Are
either of your parents singers? |
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Although
I’m the only musician in my family, I do have some singing ancestors.
My great grandfather on my father’s side of the
family was an Italian immigrant and labor leader in the Lawrence, Massachusetts
mills. In the 1950’s, Richard Kelly devoted a chapter to him called
“Citizen Tortolano” in his book Nine Lives for Labor.
Kelly tells how my great grandfather was an opera enthusiast with a “wonderfully
warm and robust bass voice” who would sing such repertoire as Verdi’s
Il Trovatore at the Italian-American Club in downtown Lawrence.
My great grandmother on my mother’s side of the
family was also an amateur singer and regularly performed at events in
her home town of Carlisle, Massachusetts. |
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| What
is your dream operatic role? |
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| There
are many roles that I'd like to perform. I'm especially interested in singing
new works and repertoire in English (classical and Broadway). My current
"dream roles" (not in any specific order) are Pelleas, Owen Wingrave,
Dr. Malatesta, Don Giovanni, basically anything Broadway (in the Robert
Weede/John Raitt tradition), the “seven-fold” role in Death
in Venice, and Nathan in
Nicholas Maw’s opera Sophie's Choice. |
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| People
say that you are a great interpreter of songs in English. Why do you think
you have an affinity for that repertoire? |
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| This
is a funny question. I don’t think anyone would ever ask Dietrich
Fischer-Dieskau why he's so fond of the German Lied or why Gerard Souzay
has a sympathy for the French mélodie. Yet in America, people find it strange
(even bourgeois!) when you are comfortable singing songs in your own language.
I think that classically trained singers often underestimate the importance
of singing in English. The American repertoire of song is quite substantial,
and if you want to know where the current “hot bed” of song
composition in the world is, you need only look in our own back yard. I’m
proud to take an active role in performing and promoting this wonderful
repertoire. |
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| Who
were your voice teachers? |
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| I've
had the privilege to study with three of the best teachers in the United
States. I began my formal vocal training with Edward Zambara and later worked
with Ruth Falcon. Both of them were great singers themselves who hailed
from amazing vocal lineages. Zambara studied with the teacher of Eleanor
Steber, William Whitney, whose father studied with the great baritone David
Bispham. Ruth Falcon studied with many great singers such as Zinka Milanov,
George London, Regine Crespin and Marinka Gurewich. I currently work with Fred Carama! |
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| Where
do you teach? Do you present master-classes? |
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| I teach voice and classes as an adjunct pofessor at Ramapo College of New Jersey and additionally teach
and coach privately in NYC to both classical and Broadway singers.
For those interested in lessons, master-classes, or concert packages please
send your inquiries to info@marcusdeloach.com. |
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| Links
to FRIENDS AND other Marcus interviews |
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Dan
Coleman
Jeff Grace
Jake Heggie
Warren Jones
Elizabeth
Browning
Mark Wood
Alex Skolnick
EMMA CURTIS
IMDB.COM |
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| TRANS-SIBERIAN
ORCHESTRA |
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| Marcus’
Article on American Song for the Journal of the RVW Society |
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33 June 2005 |
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| Marcus
DeLoach: American Song Press Release |
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| June
LeBell interviews Marcus on CD: American Song |
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Exculsive interview on MarcusDeLoach.com 9/20/04 |
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At
the forefront of opera's new breed |
| By
Ben Hellman/The Andover Townsman 1/23/03 |
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