Between Ourselves - Series 5 - Episode 6

Olivia O'Leary meets two opera singers, Amanda Roocroft and Geoffrey Dolton. Amanda was a prodigy who went straight from music school to national and international success but the pressure took its toll and she reached a crisis point where she had to reassess her entire career. Geoffrey was also a success at music school whose subsequent career was on an upward trajectory. But, dramatically, he entirely lost his voice and his career shattered. Together they discuss the hugely demanding world of opera: the nerves, the backstage humour, the on-stage antics and the difficulties of being constantly on the road.