Synopsis
MindRheo Reflections is a Podcast series featuring guests that span a variety of backgrounds and professions, frames of reference, specialist knowledge, experience and expertise.Not all of our guests are globally recognised household names. Each one however, is hand-picked because they are leading-edge thinkers and achievers who are happy to discuss the realising of their own dreams and aspirations. In listening to their account we hope that you will be inspired to ideas, reflections and actions that in one way or another assist you in unfolding and expanding potentialities and capabilities of your own.If you've enjoyed listening to any of these conversations and personal reflections, please share them with significant others in your life.Best wishes from the Team@MindRheo
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#1: Saimir Pirgu: Inside the Mind of an Operatic Prodigy
10/04/2016 Duration: 56minAcclaimed by audiences and critics around the world, Saimir Pirgu is a world-renowned tenor whose performances range from Macduff in Macbeth of Verdi acclaim, to Roméo in Charles-François Gounod's Roméo et Juliette. Saimir has performed in almost all of the most important opera houses around the globe. I met Saimir in London during his portrayal of Verdi's Alfredo in La Traviata and had the privilege of dining with him and a few of his close friends at the end of the evening. After a energy-sapping performance, this man was alive, vibrant, and full of fun. The conversation drifted from all things opera-related to absolute fun and spontaneous topic-tripping. Amidst the un-containable laughter and camaraderie I sensed the strong mindset that is the foundation upon which this man has built his career. You'll see that he continues to seek to find a balance in his life between the demands that the global operatic world places upon him, and his personal and private ambitions and desires. I was so hap