14. Brenda Marie - Life as an Opera Singer in the US and Berlin

Another super cool episode coming your way this week with the amazing Brenda Marie - who moved all the away from the US to Berlin to follow in her Opera Singer dreams!  In this episode we talk about how Brenda developed her passion for Opera, how that passion grew and how she decided to focus full time on her calling.   Here's a quick on how the discussion progresses in the form of the conversation map: - Berlin has the largest number of opera houses in the World - Berlin has 3 Opera State subsidised Opera Companies - the US has a program where opera teacher go to schools to introduce opera to kids - The early journey into Opera and balancing Passion vs Pay-checks - Moving to Chicago - Fundraising at the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra   - Taking the leap - selling your house and moving to Berlin - How does the day look for an opera singer? - Practicing Opera at home and the Neighbours   - Career progression in Opera - Check out the opera shows, much more accessible   - The logic behind Netflix comedy specials strategy - Using a mic in the context of Opera is a no go - Is opera Boujie? - Electric Guitar Spoken Word Poetry   - Different forms of Fundraising - Handling donations for 5M   - Moving from large scale donations to smaller scale - Challenges in Fund-raising - Polishing off these arias! This was a super fun episode for me and you can check out more of Brenda's work @ www.brendamarietuner.com and on Instagram  @brendamarie .