We chat to a classical singer whose alluring debut album features her own lyrics and a duet with José Carreras
Classical music might not be our forte, but we can spot a rising star when we see one. Such is the case with Carly Paoli whose debut album is currently riding high in the classical charts. Making the achievement even more impressive is the fact that Paoli contributed her own lyrics to the record, writing words to familiar melodies such as Cinema Paradiso and the theme to Legends Of The Fall.
Born in Mansfield but with Italian family, Paoli was able to combine her education at the Royal Northern College of Music with the experience of singing in the piazzas of Puglia as a teenager. Singing My Dreams was recorded at Abbey Road Studios and was largely arranged by Romano Musumarra; it’s an accessible entry point into the world of classical music for pop and theatre fans. We caught up with Carly shortly after the record’s release to discuss her lyric-writing process…