It's not every day that one finds the opportunity to immerse oneself in the familiar, yet diverse world of the opera. A workshop helmed by an operatic tenor and voice coach, Daryl Arambhan, promises to be the perfect introduction to this beautiful art form. At the workshop,  one can look forward to getting acquainted with the origins and development of opera, observing and discussing operatic works by significant opera composers, understanding different styles of composing and learning how to differentiate opera from straight theatre. “What the speaking voice has to convey solely in straight theatre is shared in opera by the singing voice and the orchestra in an opera,” shares Arambhan, who is from Mumbai, and has trained with various opera coaches and conductors in London, while also studying acting. 

“Over a period of 10 days, through images, videos, and a narrative that I have created, we will explore how and where opera began, how it evolved over the centuries, and also how various, even complex, human emotions are depicted in operatic works,” says Arambhan.