Ms. Chenoweth
Ms. Chenoweth
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#0Ms. Chenoweth
Posted: 3/8/06 at 4:40pmDoes anybody know if she's ever done an opera, if not I think she should play The Queen of the Night or Pamina in The Magic Flute. Just please give me a response I wasn't sure if this was an off topic board subject or not.
Jazzysuite82
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#3re: Ms. Chenoweth
Posted: 3/8/06 at 4:53pmI think vocally she could do both (I don't actually know her range) but would "look" more of Pamina.
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#4re: Ms. Chenoweth
Posted: 3/8/06 at 5:08pmyeah she would be great in that. She's definately not the queen of the night type but she could definately sing it.
#6re: Ms. Chenoweth
Posted: 3/8/06 at 5:33pmI don't think she's ever been in an opera with a big opera company (like the MET, ROH, Scala etc) but I THINK she's sung arias before at concerts and stuff.
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#7re: Ms. Chenoweth
Posted: 3/8/06 at 5:56pmShe grew up in Broken Arrow, OK, and attended Oklahoma City University, where she earned a bachelor's degree in musical theater and a master's degree in opera performance.
Jazzysuite82
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#8re: Ms. Chenoweth
Posted: 3/8/06 at 8:03pm
The only Operatic thing she's done really in concerts is Glitter and Be Gay. What exactly is a Queen of the Night type?
Kristin is a coloratura sop. She's got High F's (It doesn't really get higher than that). SHe might even have G's. I know she's got at least a low G. She might have a 3 octave range...which is pretty damn impressive.
#9re: Ms. Chenoweth
Posted: 3/8/06 at 8:03pmoh she has Master's in Opera? I guess you always learn something new, I didn't know that it's interesting
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RuprechtJr.
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#10re: Ms. Chenoweth
Posted: 3/8/06 at 8:53pmIn "Glitter and Be Gay", Cunegonde has to hit a high G flat. (At the very end...when she sings the ahhhs pointing her wrists at the audience. (2004 DVD))
DivaQueen332
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#12re: Ms. Chenoweth
Posted: 3/8/06 at 11:02pmThe Queen of the night type is very, anyone who plays her has to be very evil and act very powerful and walk with authority, much like the white witch from the lion the witch and the wardrobe, and the aria that the queen sings in the second act is very difficult to do, I was just in the opera and the lady who played the queen was unbeleivable, but Kristin could definatly do both parts.
Isabella2
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#13re: Ms. Chenoweth
Posted: 3/8/06 at 11:12pmi disssagree. i think she could sing both parts, no doubt. But kristen isn't the evil old motherly type. She has to have some richness in her voice for that part and she should be at least over 5 feet. haha sorry kristen, lova ya. She's really more of the pamina type.
#14re: Ms. Chenoweth
Posted: 3/8/06 at 11:14pmvery true, she could sing both, but would play a much better Pamina.
Jazzysuite82
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#15re: Ms. Chenoweth
Posted: 3/9/06 at 1:43amA coloratura can't really have richness in the voice. If you wanna hear a rich soprano you look to dramatic sopranos like Audra. The point of the coloratura (which is what queen of the night is written for) is for lightness and frills.
#16re: Ms. Chenoweth
Posted: 3/9/06 at 10:08am
"A coloratura can't really have richness in the voice."
Hmmmm... Joan Sutherland, Ruth Ann Swenson and Anna Netrebko might take issue with that statement. Also, Ms. McDonald is not a dramatic soprano. Deborah Voigt is a dramatic soprano. Jessye Norman is a dramatic soprano. Ms. McDonald is a mezzo-soprano with a very good top (a la Frederica VonStade and Susan Graham).
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Jazzysuite82
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#17re: Ms. Chenoweth
Posted: 3/9/06 at 12:43pmNo Audra is calling herself a DRamatic soprano. I think she is a dramtic soprano. You compare Audra to Denyce Graves and she doesn't have that richness. Compare her ound to Jessye Norman it sounds more like her. I would think a performer would know his or her voice better than anyone. I remember Audra talking about how people are calling her a mezzo. She said I am a dramatic soprano.
#18re: Ms. Chenoweth
Posted: 3/9/06 at 2:26pmI'm not comparing her to Denyce Graves, I am comparing her to Von Stade and there is a similarity. Jessye Norman? I just don't hear it. Audra had to be miked at HGO. If she were truly a "dramatic" soprano, that would not be necessary. I will admit that she gives "drama" when she sings (god bless her for it) but in sheer size and timbre of voice there is nothing dramatic about it. I'm pretty sure Arthur Levy would agree.
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#19re: Ms. Chenoweth
Posted: 3/9/06 at 5:47pmI seem to recall an interview with Judy Kuhn where the reporter said she had classical training and a three octave range too, but how would you categorize her? Mezzo? Her voice seems more throaty than the aforementioned ladies, yet I don't feel her upper head voice is all that powerful. If I recall correctly in the second Act of Metropolis, she hits one particularly high note in the childrens duet with Futura number, but I can't recall her singing anything else that high in that same voice. Or maybe she hasn't had the roles that allow her to show it off?
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#20re: Ms. Chenoweth
Posted: 3/9/06 at 5:54pmSorry i totally disagree with your comment, you do not have to be entirely evil, there is far less amount of acting involved in opera and it is more about the singing, and she could definitely do the role, she has done it before. I have worked with Ms Chenoweth and we have discussed this very thing.
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#21re: Ms. Chenoweth
Posted: 3/9/06 at 6:45pmI personally think that she can do whatever she wants to do. Her voice is never ending. I take from her voice teacher(same as O'Hara's) and she teaches the same technique for both music theatre and opera. Both Chenoweth and O'hara graduated with degrees in opera performance and they are both music theatre stars. Although you can add resonance and breath depending on what you sing, it all comes from the larynx. I don't mean to go on about technique but if you can do music theatre you should be able to sing opera. they are both fine examples of that. it all depends on technique.
Jazzysuite82
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#22re: Ms. Chenoweth
Posted: 3/9/06 at 8:31pm
You can't be sure what Arthur Levy would say unless you know him personally. If Audra's walking around saying she's a dramatic soprano, then I'm sure she's discussed it with her voice teacher. I'm sure she would know. And she had to be miked in Houston because the orchestra was huge. La Voix Humaine isn't very high. Audra said it sits in her middle voice. I think if she were a mezzo it'd have sat higher in her voice.
Drewboy I think you should reverse that. If you can do Opera you should be able to do musical theatre. Not everyone has an operatic voice. But anyone with the correct training should be able to sing standard Musical theatre rep.
#23re: Ms. Chenoweth
Posted: 3/9/06 at 11:25pmI don't think Cheno wants to do opera. Her main goal is to be a movie star.
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Jazzysuite82
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#24re: Ms. Chenoweth
Posted: 3/9/06 at 11:44pmWell I think that's news to her. She's always said her first love is the stage.
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