Danielle de Niese is a young, talented opera singer, who graduated from the Met's young artist program and is part of the Met's family.
I had heard a lot of about her from other sources before seeing her performance at the Met a few weeks ago. She was fantastic. I realized some people tent to devalue her credibility as a "genuine" opera singer (thanks a lot, ms. Jenkins) because she can be perceived as "scatterbrained" (She is young, pretty, and full of energy) . In an interview I saw online, De Niese was being very opened about her feelings about a particular recital, she did not try to polish her comments (maybe she wasn't taught to) like many others would, so that the wording can be more "mainstream". I appreciate this kind of honesty, more so than any given interview by Renee Fleming where she is generally held back with expressions, and chooses her words carefully. Perhaps it's because that's how most of us are taught to talk in front of cameras or reporters-image is everything.
It reminded me how I got into the study, and what a bless it is to have an incredibly supportive family that believes in me. Between painting and singing, my world is a constant joy and pleasure of free expression, and for that, I know I'm a lucky one.
Danielle de Niese recently posted a blog post on Huffington, it's rather open and extremely down to earth. Isn't it not how most of us got into opera?
My name is Danielle de Niese. I am an international opera singer who travels around the globe performing in opera, concert and recital for major venues and presenters worldwide.
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