OperaWire: At Home With Interview
Call him the “Voice Whisperer.” It seems vocal coach par excellence Paul Farrington can teach most anyone to sing, including the cast of Dustin Hoffman’s 2013 film, “Quartet.” For Hoffman’s movie, Farrington coached Maggie Smith, Tom Courtenay, Billy Connolly, and Pauline Collins to take on the quartet from “Rigoletto.” According to Farrington, they sang it beautifully, so much so it hit the cutting-room floor because the production company didn’t think audiences would believe the actors actually performed the quartet.