Episode 242: In The Seats With...Ben Levin and 'Falling For Figaro'

Music is a universal language...On this episode we sit down with writer/director Ben Levin to discuss his new film 'Falling For Figaro'.In 'Falling For Figaro' Millie (Danielle Macdonald), a brilliant young fund manager, quits her job and ends things with her longterm boyfriend in order to fulfill her dream of becoming an opera singer — in the Scottish Highlands. She begins intense vocal training lessons with renowned but fearsome singing teacher and former opera diva Meghan Geoffrey-Bishop (Joanna Lumley). It is there she meets Max, another of Meghan’s students who is also training for the upcoming “Singer of Renown” contest. The competition between Millie and Max gradually evolves into something different and deeper.We talked with Ben about the origins of the story, the importance of staying true to the art form of opera and so very much more...