| To: "'VOCALIST'" <vocalist> Subject: RE: Pre-performance abstinence Date sent: Mon, 24 Jan 2000 18:16:11 +0100 Send reply to: VOCALIST <vocalist>
I prefer to indulge before a performance. It doesn't help me sing any better, but it does stop me caring when I don't.
Regards / vriendelijke groeten
Laurie Kubiak Commercial Analyst - Europe & Africa SMMS Sales and Contract Support, Shell Services International Shell Centre, London SE1 7NA Telephone: +44 171 934 3853; Fax: +44 171 934 6674 Mobile: 07771 971 921: E.mail: Laurence.l.Kubiak-at-is.shell.com Office: LON-SC 631
-----Original Message----- From: ODivaTina-at-aol.com [mailto:ODivaTina-at-aol.com] Sent: 24 January 2000 16:51 To: vocalist Subject: Pre-performance abstinence
Hello, List!
I finally got around to reading DiStefano's entertaining interview in last month's Opera News, and was intrigued by his anecdote of abstaining from sex
before his Duke performances, the effect of which caused him to experience pain with his highnotes until he put a bag of ice in his tights (to which his management decided the best solution was to ban his girlfriend form the hotel.) My question is this: What do any of you know of that old adage of abstinence before performances? Is it the effect the same for men as for women? Is there any medical evidence supporting the benefits or liabilities regarding this? Thanks so much! TinaO
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