Prima Donnas are all the same......ME ME ME ME ME and ME!!!!!! They are out there....and it's just like the movies. 90% are the bad ones,No Confidance .....Chaulk it up as an experience That you will never ever do. Bobby,Philly Laura Sharp wrote:
> Hello dear List: > > I hope this incredibly busy week is going well for you! > > I feel the need to rant, briefly, about the rude, unprofessional lout of a > baritone who was engaged to solo with our choir in our Good Friday > performance of the Faure Requiem. > > First of all, he arrived late - to dress rehearsal and performance day. > Announced he'd be singing from his own score (a different edition) and then > told the director that he would have to correct him (the baritone) if note > values differed from his score. > Sang diffidently at best, at one dynamic (mf) and aways at least a sixteenth > behind the orchestra in one of those hair-raising performances where you > pray that strings and singer arrive at the cadence at least neck and neck. > Sang Latin as though it were Italian > Etc. > > I could have forgiven him most of those if it weren't for the boorish > behavior which came next. > > Our church choir is a darn good volunteer choir with a paid quartet of darn > good singers and this performance also enticed a few ringers from the local > opera company to join us. Our director spent 22 years at LSU and is one of > the finest directors I've ever worked with. He also happens to be a fine > orchestral conductor. He hands you cues on a silver plate, as cleanly and > precisely as I've seen in 30 years of choral singing. > > When our dress rehearsal began, he warned us about the distance between us > and the orchestra and warned that we might experience a slight lag in > hearing the orchestra. So he asked us to sing as though we were generating > his beat rather than following it. > > Well the next day, the time came for us to have our prayer with the pastor > and encouraging words from the director. But before the director could > finish, the baritone steps IN FRONT of the director with his hand up and > says "If I may..." Now we were expecting some sort of pleasant platitude > along the lines of "nice to work with you all, blah, blah...." What he > proceeded to do was to flame the choir. He said "in rehearsal some of you > were taking it upon yourselves to try to do as the director said and > generate the beat, but the rest of you aren't and so it sounds like some are > anticipating the downbeat with your consonants and you need to all do the > same thing". Then he smiled a self-satisfied smile and stepped back. The > director, who was stunned, merely repeated, "as I said, if you ALL keep your > eyes on me, this will be absolutely beautiful". > > Have you EVER had a guest artist, especially a LAME one, do anything so > inappropriate just as you're entering the church to sing? > > Supposedly he has some NY experience with a few good roles under his belt, > but experience is no excuse for such behavior. You bet your bippy that's the > last gig he'll have at Chez 1st Pres. > > There, I'm done. Thanks for letting me holler. I feel much better now. And > BTW, it went just beautifully! > > Best wishes to all! > > Laura Sharp > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Good friends, school spirit, hair-dos you'd like to forget. > Classmates.com has them all. And with 4.4 million alumni already > registered, there's a good chance you'll find your friends here: > http://click.egroups.com/1/2886/3/_/843894/_/956446280/ > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: > vocalist-temporary-unsubscribe@o...
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