Q&A When did you start dancing?Immediately, as soon as I could stand. Why did you start dancing?Because I liked to feel at one with the music. Which dancer inspired you most as a child?No … [Read more...] about Virna Toppi answers the Gramilano Questionnaire… Dancers’ Edition
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Yasmine Naghdi answers the Gramilano Questionnaire… Dancers’ Edition
When did you start dancing?Aged 2, on our coffee table at home. Why did you start dancing?To satisfy my urge to move all the time. I really had “ants in my pants”! Which dancer inspired you most … [Read more...] about Yasmine Naghdi answers the Gramilano Questionnaire… Dancers’ Edition
Jacquelyn Wagner answers the Gramilano Questionnaire… Singers’ Edition
in italiano Q&A When did you start singing? I always sang as a kid – operatically, even though I had no idea what an opera was – and my parents encouraged me a lot. I started singing … [Read more...] about Jacquelyn Wagner answers the Gramilano Questionnaire… Singers’ Edition
Darcey Bussell answers the Gramilano Questionnaire… Dancers’ Edition
Q&A When did you start dancing? At 5, in the Mercury Theatre behind where I lived in Notting Hill. Ballet Rambert used to use the studios as well. Why did you start dancing? I had knocked … [Read more...] about Darcey Bussell answers the Gramilano Questionnaire… Dancers’ Edition
Ottavio Dantone answers the Gramilano Questionnaire… Conductors’ Edition
Q&A When did you start playing an instrument? When I was 4 years old, on a toy keyboard. Why did you start playing? I don’t know; I learned music by myself. Which musicians inspired you most … [Read more...] about Ottavio Dantone answers the Gramilano Questionnaire… Conductors’ Edition
J’Nai Bridges answers the Gramilano Questionnaire… Singers’ Edition
Q&A When did you start singing? Age 5, in the church choir. Why did you start singing? It was way to best communicate. Which singer inspired you most when you were young? Whitney … [Read more...] about J’Nai Bridges answers the Gramilano Questionnaire… Singers’ Edition
Francesco Lanzillotta answers the Gramilano Questionnaire… Conductors’ Edition
Q&A When did you start playing an instrument? I was 6 years old, and I started to study cello. Why did you start playing? My father is a cellist and my mother loves music, so that is why I … [Read more...] about Francesco Lanzillotta answers the Gramilano Questionnaire… Conductors’ Edition
Federico Longhi answers the Gramilano Questionnaire… Singers’ Edition
Q&A When did you start singing? When I was 6, in the chorus of my hometown in the Valle d’Aosta. A lady in my parish, Rita, invited me to sing and I was so happy... I looked forward to the … [Read more...] about Federico Longhi answers the Gramilano Questionnaire… Singers’ Edition
Alessandro Macario answers the Gramilano Questionnaire… Dancers’ Edition
Q&A in italiano When did you start dancing? I started dancing when I was four. Why did you start dancing? My uncle was a dancer and ran a ballet school, so I’m sure that I began dancing … [Read more...] about Alessandro Macario answers the Gramilano Questionnaire… Dancers’ Edition
Hui He answers the Gramilano Questionnaire… Singers’ Edition
When did you start singing? I always loved to sing since I was a child. I sang on every occasion, also during public events at school, where my maths teacher heard me and advised me to take singing … [Read more...] about Hui He answers the Gramilano Questionnaire… Singers’ Edition
Martina Arduino answers the Gramilano Questionnaire… Dancers’ Edition
Q&A in italiano When did you start dancing? I started dancing for fun when I was four, and more seriously when I was 11 after I was accepted to the Ballet School of La Scala’s Academy. Why … [Read more...] about Martina Arduino answers the Gramilano Questionnaire… Dancers’ Edition
Paolo Bordogna answers the Gramilano Questionnaire… singers’ edition
Q&A in italiano When did you start singing? On the staircase of my apartment building, there was an echo that added force to my voice; I listened to it as though it were my voice. It was … [Read more...] about Paolo Bordogna answers the Gramilano Questionnaire… singers’ edition
Angel Blue answers the Gramilano Questionnaire… Singers’ Edition
Q&A When did you start singing? When I was 6 years old. Why did you start singing? My Dad. Which singer inspired you most when you were young? My Dad, my sister, and Leontyne Price Which … [Read more...] about Angel Blue answers the Gramilano Questionnaire… Singers’ Edition
Isaac Hernández answers the Gramilano Questionnaire… Dancers’ Edition
Q&A When did you start dancing? I was 8 years old. My father was teaching me in the backyard of our house. Why did you start dancing? We are a big family — 11 children — my parents had only … [Read more...] about Isaac Hernández answers the Gramilano Questionnaire… Dancers’ Edition
Jeffrey Cirio answers the Gramilano Questionnaire… Dancers’ Edition
Q&A When did you start dancing? I started dancing right around the age of nine. Why did you start dancing? My sister, Lia, was a student at the Central Pennsylvania Youth Ballet. Our family had … [Read more...] about Jeffrey Cirio answers the Gramilano Questionnaire… Dancers’ Edition
Lawrence Brownlee answers the Gramilano Questionnaire… singers’ edition!
Q&A When and why did you start singing? When I was a kid… I come from a musical family, and so music has always been a part of who I am. But I got serious about singing in high school when people … [Read more...] about Lawrence Brownlee answers the Gramilano Questionnaire… singers’ edition!
Riccardo Frizza answers the Gramilano Questionnaire… Conductors’ Edition
Q&A When did you start playing an instrument? I was five years old. Why did you start playing? Because I was given a little piano in my house. Which musician inspired you most when you were … [Read more...] about Riccardo Frizza answers the Gramilano Questionnaire… Conductors’ Edition
George Gagnidze answers the Gramilano Questionnaire… Singers’ Edition
Q&A in italiano When did you start singing? When I was 13 or 14 I started singing Georgian and Russian folk songs with my sister who was played the piano. Why did you start singing? My father … [Read more...] about George Gagnidze answers the Gramilano Questionnaire… Singers’ Edition
Laurretta Summerscales answers the Gramilano Questionnaire… Dancers’ Edition
Q&A When did you start dancing? I started dancing at the age of 3 at my mothers dancing school Why did you start dancing? My mother wanted to give me as many opportunities in life to see what … [Read more...] about Laurretta Summerscales answers the Gramilano Questionnaire… Dancers’ Edition
Amanda Majeski answers the Gramilano Questionnaire… Singers’ Edition
Q&A When did you start singing? I had my first solo in the 5th grade Christmas Concert, but I became more serious in high school. Why did you start singing? Well, it seemed to fit with my first … [Read more...] about Amanda Majeski answers the Gramilano Questionnaire… Singers’ Edition
