Mass, you are completely missing the point. If you would pull your head out from the black hole that it is in for one second, you would understand what I am saying. I am not disagreeing with you that people in opera get bigger roles once they are past their 30s. We are talking about musical theatre voices here. It's a completely different ballgame. But, people who do opera train specifically for opera. Training for opera takes years and years and years. People don't come into their full operatic voices until they have more experience later in life.
Also, in your last posting, you cited a blurb about a woman. And that is true, a woman's vocal prime is considered to be later in life (40's according to your little article).
As for the part that says "many classical singers would regard this as their vocal prime." in referance to a man and it's from "-wilkepedia"??? WILKEPEDIA? First, wikipedia is not the source to go by as much of it is opinion. And if you are going to use it, at least spell it right. It even says in the statement "many classical singers would regard", not "it is a widely accepted fact". The "prime" here that they are referring to is the richness and development of the voice, whereas the "prime" I am talking about is the vocal quality. After a man's 20s, even if his voice becomes more rich, he starts to lose his control over his voice bit by bit. These are very different things, and if you ever took a vocal instruction class or a technique masterclass you would know that this is true. So before you go citing any more irrelevant sources, brush up on your technique first.
Updated On: 4/27/07 at 03:35 AM
