From: Karen Mercedes
To: VOCALIST <vocalist>
Subject: Re: Lyric soprano female singers?
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On Wed, 19 Jan 2000, Svetlana S. wrote:

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> I don't have any CDs of lyric soprano female singers to listen to and
> practice with; all I have is Maria Callas, but her voice is dramatic.
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> I'd like to listen to singers who possess passionate, soft and mystic
> voices, dilluted in sweetness. Please help :-)


First off, I'm curious whether you have any MALE lyric soprano singers you
listen to. :)

Here are some of my favourite lyric sopranos:

Barbara Bonney
Ileana Cotrubas
Geraldine Farrar
Nuccia Focile
Alma Gluck
Lucia Popp
Bidu Sayao
Leontina Vaduva


For me, the definition of a lyric soprano is a soprano who will shine as
Mimi but who should not sing Tosca, one who'll dazzle as Desdemona but
should steer clear of Amelia, one who can seduce us as Massenet's Manon
but not as Puccini's.

Karen Mercedes
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