Calling all Lyrics! (Sopranos, that is) — Page 6

Amen, Hannah. I usually avoid this thread at all costs even though I am a soprano at a conservatory majoring in Vocal Performance because I strongly disagree with half of the things people write... I just had to say THANK YOU for saying that.

well, of course i wont study the enitr thing over night...to learn the aria properly is somehting thatlll take TIME and patience and will require many many repetitions of each tiny little section in order to do correctly...but I pretty much trust my teacher. Most teachers wouldnt feel comfotable to give a young singer difficult pieces because they lack the capability to teach it or for fear, etc. alot of teachers out there DONT know what theyre doing..Ive experienced it. Luckily I found one whose got a good head on her shoulders. She is after all, a juilliard grad and above all went to AVA in Philadelphia, arguably one of the best vocal schools in the world. Shes also taught there so if she says I can do it I know shes not lying to me. And above all she kNOWS the proper technique..without it she wouldnt be a porfessional . heck, shes sung in Europe for decades with placido, pavarotti, Scotto, etc. She knows whats shes doing so i have no fears.

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good luck clumsy! I love studio recitals, their so intmiate and relaxed. Heidenroslein's such a fun song too!

bwaywatchout- I'm only speaking from my own experiences, but i'm sure there are many out there who teach differently. Have you ever heard the 1994 Solti, Gheorghiu version of Traviata? it's wonderful if you're looking for a good recording of it.

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I'm so glad to hear it!
After a recital is always the worst for me. No matter what I never feel lke did well enough. It takes about a day for me to really look back and judge how I did.

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*bump!*

The thread must not die.

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Uhh, bwaywatchout, Netrebko never did Violetta at the Met, that was Angela Gheorghiu. Who was phenomenal. Netrebko did it in Salzburg.

Oh god, Anna Netrebko is NOT to my taste. I feel like she has no prescence, lovely voice, but no real extra something.
My favorite nowadays soprano is hands down the one and only Angela Gheorghiu. Opera's most tempermental and passionate diva, and with as close a voice to perfect as you can get. The emotion that she puts into all her characters, even in a recital is astounding. She's a very interesting person as well. She can do pianissimo at higher notes than I've ever heard. Her puccini album that came out last year is a perfect exapmle of her artistry, and I would recommend her DVD of Traviata with Solti in 1994 to anyone.
Okay, sorry for the tirade!

Of the old times, Renata Tebaldi, Anna Moffo, Roberta Peters for coloratura, and Birgit Nilsson rank among my favorites. Mirella Freni was wonderful as well.

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Updated On: 11/22/06 at 09:33 PM

I think we have exact opposite tastes! What I like about one, you like about the other, etc!
Well, to each her her own. They are both wonderful wonderful performers and singers, no doubt about that. (That's why they're famous)

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*mwah* elevenprincesses!
I just got back from Il Bariere di Siviglia at the Met. Very zany production, and Juan Diego Florez was loevly, and the Rosina (some German woman, wilol have to look in program for name) had excellent technique!
Next up, La Boheme in a few weeks, and then Simon Boccanegra (with my darling Angela)!

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You know, I wanted to be a Vocal Performance major for awhile... but I really don't have the amount of formal training that most applicants do. Plus, Musical Theatre has always been my passion. So hooray for happiness.

And I'm sure it's okay you haven't seen an opera... just don't tell them.

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I hope you do wel!

Unfortunately, i can't go to the met as often as I'd like since I live in Florida!
I go every summer though and I always try to go to those shows they hold in the park ..i think the last one i saw was Turandot...its something different. You dont't have that in miami. but actually, they just opened up a new state of the art opera house. Very beautiful. I just saw Aida the other day-blew my mind. The next show is la Sonnambula but what I'm reaaallly waiting for is Samson et Dalila with Denyce Graves..so exciting!

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Huzzah!!

So, new question: who or what inspired you to study music/singing?

Mine, as silly and cliche as it sounds, was Sarah Brightman in POTO. I was 3 years old. I always wanted (and still want to) be able to sing as high and as powerful as she. Though, obviously, I have more qualified vocal role models now that I am old enough to know who they are

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I've always loved to sing but my role model I wouls say is kristin chenoweth...what a doll!! Shes soo milttalented!!

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bump, this thread won't die!

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