Singer Elina Garanca: The pressure of the opera is unbearable!

Singer Elina Garanca: The pressure of the opera is unbearable!

Kitzbühel, Österreich - The challenges for artists in today's music and opera world are not of cardboard. The singer Elina Garanca, who speaks in an revealing interview about the narcissistic elements of her profession and the great pressure on the artists, also knows this. They are often given a superficial opera criticism that pushes the uniqueness of the talents into the background. Garanca emphasizes that she prefers to ignore reviews in order not to be dependent on external opinions, even though she is also interested in the perception of her performances. "Sometimes I hate the world," she admits, while reflecting on social media that massively influence the perception of artists.

emotions and personal circumstances are strongly involved in the stage performance. Garanca addresses how vulnerable she feels on weaker evenings and what burdens this profession brings. The balance between stage life and everyday life as a mother can be a real challenge. In addition, she is concerned about the pressure that can often be loaded on artists if her individual artistic wishes have to be at the back to meet the expectations of the audience. This topic is also underlined by Annette Dasch, another known opera singer. It criticizes the poor diversity among opera singers and the associated clichéd expectations that shape the idea that men have to be greater than women.

The role of social media

Dasch, who is currently shining as a landlady in the Singspiel "Im Weißen Rössl" at the Vienna Volksoper, sees social media as an empty and embarrassing. For this reason, she has no active account on such platforms, which also stands against the trend of many younger artists who present themselves on social media to form a community. However, the discussion about the role of social media is complex. Musermeku describes in a fascinating context how art matters use these platforms to show their works and to address topics such as the influence of artificial intelligence on society. Society has changed significantly through the use of smartphones and social media, and art production has not remained unaffected by this.

The constantly changing landscape of art is also highlighted in the ongoing exhibition "Link in Bio", where the effects of social media and its decline in the future are discussed in 2039. Here the return to classic painting sides is discussed, while at the same time it is pointed out to the challenges that arose during and after the Corona pandemic. Through the technological development in their expression and the reception of their works, the artists keep looking towards new challenges.

How the world of opera and music will continue to develop remains to be seen. As long as artists such as Garanca and Dasch raise their voices and address the challenges, the hope remains that the perception and possibilities for artists can change in the sense of a diverse and inclusive culture.