Rainelle Krause, soprano and aerialist on Center Stage with Pamela Kuhn

Описание: Join Pamela Kuhn on Center Stage as she interviews soprano and aerial artist Rainelle Krause, who has "literally developed the art of soaring". Rainelle Krause is known for her stunning tour de force in acrobatics and vocal mastery, performing the Queen of the Night's "fearsomely difficult" arias from Mozart's The Magic Flute while "wrapped in silk suspended from the ceiling". She shares her journey from being a trained singer at Indiana University to mastering the art of flying, a life choice she calls the "most serious important kind of play".

In this captivating interview, Rainelle Krause discusses the blend of high-level opera and aerial arts, revealing that she is a better singer than aerialist, but that she wants her aerial work to be "real choreography" that has an "artistic justification" to be in the air. She candidly shares her career challenges, including auditioning relentlessly for years without much success, and the moment she gave herself an ultimatum about quitting singing.

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The Art of Soaring: Discover how her former teacher, Kate Conklin, who had sung with Cirque du Soleil, urged Rainelle Krause to try aerial class, and how a happy accident led her to realize that upside-down singing engaged her pelvic floor and helped her vocal technique.

The Physics of Upside-Down Singing: Rainelle Krause explains the technical benefits of singing while inverted, where gravity helps, the soft palate is "already up", and the head's weight traction's the spine into a neutral position.

The Decision to Persist: Learn about the ultimatum Rainelle Krause gave herself at age 29 and the surprising high A-flats she hit after one session with Kate Conklin, which led to her agent offering her a spot on the roster as a Queen of the Night.

The Queen of the Night: Rainelle Krause discusses how she keeps her signature role fresh every night, and her involvement in the Simon McBurney production at the English National Opera, where her character has a "real arc" and her physical body is shown to "decline every time she appears on stage".

The Niche Career: Rainelle Krause explains that having the differentiation of being on the silks has helped sway the minds of directors and sends the message that she is willing to take risks and move on stage.

Finding Your Core: A powerful message to young singers about finding what is at the "core of you" and crystallizing it undeniably into every aspect of performance.