Sarah Talbot
Soprano, Musician, Composer, Teacher, listener
Category: Musicals
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A few years ago, I wrote a post about being in a community choir: the benefits, the adventures. Since then, so much has happened and I realise that perhaps I was thinking to small. I know this because of what I have done since moving to London. I have since moved back to Australia to…
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From rehearsal sightread to Sitzprobe in a day? I was game for the challenge
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“Music speaks what cannot be expressed, soothes the mind and gives it a rest, heals the heart and makes it whole, flows from heaven to the soul.” I’ve just ‘signed off’ from “Legally Blonde”. Attended the official debrief functional night, meeting and catching up with members of the cast and crew. It’s never really goodbye…
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I am writing this post from the backstage singers booth. The last few weeks have been a hectic frenzy from one place to another, hence why no posts for a while. I’m currently singing backstage lyrics for “Legally Blonde” at Toowoomba Empire a theatre. As I speak, there are people laughing and looking doe-eyed at…
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It’s getting to that time when projects start getting busy. I have two events fast approaching; Queensland (State) Eistedfodd and “Legally Blonde”. State Eistedfodd is next weekend (Easter). 6 solos, trio, small group and choral sections. Still trying learn them, but time is running out. To see the to torture that I am about to…
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“I regard the theatre as the greatest of all art forms, the most immediate way in which a human being can share with another the sense of what it is to be a human being.” ― Oscar Wilde Like so many places that we walk through, theatre has its own set of rules, it’s own etiquette.…
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This week has been a little frustrating with me coming down with a flu. It has rendered me without a voice and with a lot of discomfort. Also has resulted in missing rehearsals and canceling music lessons for the week. Usually when I feel unwell, I can usually ‘knock it on head’, with 3 levels…
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“All the world’s a stage, and all the men and women merely players: they have their exits and their entrances; and one man in his time plays many parts, his acts being seven ages.” – William Shakespeare (As You Like It, Act II, Scene VII). I thought I might share some experiences about some of the…
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“To enter a theatre for a performance is to be inducted into a magical space, to be ushered into the sacred arena of the imagination.” – SIMON CALLOW, (Charles Dickens and the Great Theatre of the World). It’s always exciting when beginning a new show. It’s exhilarating when you walk into the “Meet and Greet”…
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Hello Everyone. This is my first shot at having a blog, so be kind. This blog will focus on my exploits in the musical universe in which I reside. There will be ups and downs, surprises and perhaps a great adventure along the way. I suppose it should start with a little of background into…
Sarah Talbot 