That performance becomes the center of my life for the next two hours. He observes the whole tenor circus very much from a distance. It's a mistake for me to talk about other artists. I just want to make sure my own projects are successful. These unconditional demands actually threw him off track in times past.
Vocal technique is always the basis for expression.
When I approach a role, I first consider the technical difficulties, as a matter of course. Nevertheless, what a specific character has to say is much more interesting. I love to get deeply absorbed in an interesting character. This also part of the sound that is so typical of Neil Shicoff. Equally typical is his specialisation in broken characters.