In all of a long century of recordings of singers there was only one Callas. I don't even like the timbre of her voice, yet the mere mention of her name can give me goosebumps, and it is because of her dramatic intensity, the way she can make you believe that all of this absurd posturing and drama is worth something. She makes opera a microcosm of (usually tragic) human existence. She is Woman with all the stops out. How she does it? Well, if we really knew, perhaps we'd be doing it too, or maybe it costs too much? This from someone who has only encountered her through recordings and videos. john
At 05:21 PM 4/25/00 -0400, you wrote: >And would you describe Callas' performances this way? Just curious. > >Laura > >-----Original Message----- >From: John Alexander Blyth [mailto:BLYTHE@B...] >"We are storytellers who, by the force and conviction of our performance >evoke an emotional resonance in an observer which is a disciplined and >aesthetic analogue of the kind of emotion a real-life event might produce. >ok, i'll stop now. john > > >------------------------------------------------------------------------ >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/1/2885/3/_/843894/_/956697934/ >------------------------------------------------------------------------ > >To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: >vocalist-temporary-unsubscribe@o... > > > > John Blyth Baritono robusto e lirico Brandon, Manitoba, Canada
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