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The Dream of Success: Rosie Millard with opera singer Patrick Egersborg

Arts journalist Rosie Millard asks Norwegian opera singer Patrick Egersborg about dealing with success and failure

What constitutes success and failure, particularly in the creative industries? And who gets to make that judgement anyway? Rosie Millard has reported on people following their dreams and striving for success in the unpredictable world of the creative arts throughout her 30 years as an arts journalist and broadcaster. She says in many cases there is the same narrative arc, that luck and persistence will win the day. All you need to do is follow your dream, and success will be yours. But this is just a fairy tale, surely! So what does success and failure really mean in the artistic world? Many people don't ever achieve the success they wanted or expected, for others it鈥檚 just a long hard slog, and then there are many whose ambitions are reframed as they go through life.
In this programme Rosie talks to Norwegian opera singer Patrick Egersborg, who has written a blog about the beginning of the end of his dream.
Produced by Jo Dwyer for 大象传媒 Audio in Bristol

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  • Tue 19 Jan 2021 09:30
  • Sat 23 Jan 2021 14:45

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