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RE: Not "operatic"

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In Reply to: RE: Not "operatic" posted by Bill Way on April 07, 2019 at 21:19:02

I wonder what kind of extra training it requires for a very good singer to make the leap to opera and whether it is a born in quality (the shape of the larynx) or can it be learned?

For example - had Mariah Carey who was said (past tense) to have an elite voice and "operatic" could have been trained to have become an opera singer. Or Charlotte Church or Hayley Westenra?

Nature versus nurture kind of thing.

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RE: Not "operatic" - Bill Way 06:50:52 04/08/19 (1)
My my, the leaps are a-leaping!

Singing opera or lieder or other art songs is just a technique that uses the entire torso to produce the sound. Anyone can be taught. Not anyone, once taught, will have a voice you want to hear. I don't know if Mariah Carey, Charlotte Church, or Hayley Westenra (had to look that one up) would sound good as opera singers, and I don't care.

There are so many great opera singers today it's a shame so many go through their entire lives avoiding opera houses. Family Circle seats at the Met are mostly $30 and the sound is terrific up there. (Bring binoculars.)

The unamplified human voice is the greatest instrument ever. Go hear it at its best.

WW
"I'd crawl over twenty miles of bad country to listen to you pee in a tin cup on the telephone." (Jo Carol Pierce)
- RE: Not "operatic" - RGA 19:18:49 04/08/19 (0)
  The $30 ticket isn't the problem - it's the $2000 air and hotel costs to get to the Met that is the problem :)
  Although I suppose I could venture out and see Don Giovani coming to Hong Kong.
  Living in New York definitely has advantages. The double edged sword - if I taught in New York my crappy teacher pay would not let me afford to see plays. Living in Hong Kong I can afford to see them but they don't come around very often.
  
  Edits: 04/08/19

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