Roderick Williams on English song and the fine art of orchestration
Clive Paget caught up with the personable British baritone to unpack his enviable reputation as a singer and orchestrator.
Clive Paget is a former Limelight Editor, now Editor-at-Large, and a tour leader for Limelight Arts Travel. Based in London after three years in New York, he writes for The Guardian, BBC Music Magazine, Gramophone, Musical America and Opera News. Before moving to Australia, he directed and developed new musical theatre for London’s National Theatre.
Clive Paget caught up with the personable British baritone to unpack his enviable reputation as a singer and orchestrator.
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