thomas mark montgomery wrote:
> A couple of years ago, I read a quote on Shirlee Emmon's web site: "When > asked about the secret to great singing, a famous baritone replied, "Never > sing a pure ah." Does anyone know to whom this quote is attributed?
I am curious too, so I relooked up her quote. She couldn't remember either. Only that he was an "eminent Italian baritone." When I first read the ah quote, I wondered about its context , and tried to guess what he meant. Why is "ah" [a] such a bad vowel, especially highr up? Since I (soprano) have the potential to be shrill, I can think of worse vowels to be be singing. (Pity my long suffering teacher.)
Barbara Roberts mikebarb@n... mikebarb@n... Miami, FL
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